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?
JULES VERNEOn 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.
More Jules Verne Quotes
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It’s really useful to travel, if you want to see new things.
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Powder is but a thing of yesterday, and war is as old as the human race-unhappily.
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Everything is possible for an eccentric, especially when he is English.
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Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.
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The earth does not need new continents, but new men.
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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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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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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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I say, you do have a heart!” “Sometimes,” he replied, “when I have the time.
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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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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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The Great Architect of the universe built it of good firm stuff.
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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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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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A scholar has to know a little of everything.
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