The earth does not need new continents, but new men.
JULES VERNEWhat you do for money you do badly.
More Jules Verne Quotes
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The Nautilus was piercing the water with its sharp spur, after having accomplished nearly ten thousand leagues in three months and a half, a distance greater than the great circle of the earth. Where were we going now, and what was reserved for the future?
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I wanted to see what no one had yet observed, even if I had to pay for this curiosity with my life.
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It must be, for there is a logic to everything on this earth and nothing is done without a reason, that God sometimes lets scientists discover.
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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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I am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word ‘love’ frightens me.
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On the earth, even in the darkest night, the light never wholly abandons his rule. It is diffused and subtle, but little as may remain, the retina of the eye is sensible of it.
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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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Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.
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On the surface of the ocean, men wage war and destroy each other; but down here, just a few feet beneath the surface, there is a calm and peace, unmolested by man
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Though sleep is called our best friend, it is a friend who often keeps us waiting!
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He must have travelled everywhere, at least in the spirit.
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Liberty is worth paying for.
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How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!
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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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Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!
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