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Jules Verne

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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Calm Destroy Each Other Man Ocean Peace
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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Better Book Growth Opinion Reading
In presence of Nature’s grand convulsions man is powerless.
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Man Nature Power Presence
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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Creature Desire Establishment Heart Man Performance Survive World
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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Gift Heart Himself Hope Life Man Thinking
And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.
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Fortune Travel Wealth Yourself
Poets are like proverbs: you can always find one to contradict another.
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Oneself Poet Proverb
How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!
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Creation Impossible Inspirational Motivational Reality
Man is never perfect nor contented.
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Man Nature Oneself Perfection Satisfaction
Better to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise.
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Best Better Reserve Surprise Worst
With time and thought, one can do a good job.
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Goodness Job Oneself Thinking Time
There are no impossible obstacles; there are just stronger and weaker wills, that’s all!
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Impossible Obstacle Strong Weakness Willing
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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Abandonment Darkness Earth Eyes Light Night
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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Beginning Earth End Nature Sea
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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Earth Feeling Health Lonely Man Nature Purity Science Sea
What use are the best of arguments when they can be destroyed by force?
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Argument Best Destroy Force

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