Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards.
JULES VERNEI can undertake and persevere even without hope of success.
More Jules Verne Quotes
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An English criminal, you know is always better concealed in London than anywhere else.
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It’s really useful to travel, if you want to see new things.
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It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
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If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning.
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And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.
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Anything you can imagine you can make real.
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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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With time and thought, one can do a good job.
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Travel enables us to enrich our lives with new experiences, to enjoy and to be educated, to learn respect for foreign cultures, to establish friendships, and above all to contribute to international cooperation and peace throughout the world.
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I saw the world. I learnt of new cultures. I flew across an ocean. I wore women’s clothing. Made a friend. Fell in love. Who cares if I lost a wager?
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I am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word ‘love’ frightens me.
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Better to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise.
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Man is never perfect nor contented.
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Poets are like proverbs: you can always find one to contradict another.
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A scholar has to know a little of everything.
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