It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
JULES VERNEWhat you do for money you do badly.
More Jules Verne Quotes
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However, everything has an end, everything passes away, even the hunger of people who have not eaten
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While there is life there is hope. I beg to assert…that as long as a man’s heart beats, as long as a man’s flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair.
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What pen can describe this scene of marvellous horror; what pencil can portray it?
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Liberty is worth paying for.
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Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards.
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Trains, like time and tide, stop for no one.
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A scholar has to know a little of everything.
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Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!
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Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It’s better that way.
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When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget the past and dread the future.
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The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the ‘Living Infinite.
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It’s really useful to travel, if you want to see new things.
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I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.
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What I’d like to be above all is a writer.
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Poets are like proverbs: you can always find one to contradict another.
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