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
JULES VERNEWhat pen can describe this scene of marvellous horror; what pencil can portray it?
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We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.
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In presence of Nature’s grand convulsions man is powerless.
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So is man’s heart. The desire to perform a work which will endure, which will survive him, is the origin of his superiority over all other living creatures here below. It is this which has established his dominion, and this it is which justifies it, over all the world.
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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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And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.
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Poets are like proverbs: you can always find one to contradict another.
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How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!
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Man is never perfect nor contented.
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Better to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise.
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With time and thought, one can do a good job.
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There are no impossible obstacles; there are just stronger and weaker wills, that’s all!
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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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The sea is the vast reservoir of Nature. The globe began with sea, so to speak; and who knows if it will not end with it?
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The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.
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What use are the best of arguments when they can be destroyed by force?
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