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Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.

Jules Verne

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
He must have travelled everywhere, at least in the spirit.
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Himself Spirit Travel
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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Accomplishment Distance Earth Future Growth Water
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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Curiosity Life Myself Observation Pay See
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
What pen can describe this scene of marvellous horror; what pencil can portray it?
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Description Horror Portrait
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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Character Doubt Forget Future Mindset Past Performance Value
Why lower oneself to taking pride from being American or British, when you can boast of being man!
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Lower Man Pride Yourself
Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!
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Flower Nature Sea Soul
A scholar has to know a little of everything.
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Education Knowledge One Liner
Trains, like time and tide, stop for no one.
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Oneself Stop Time Train
There are no impossible obstacles; there are just stronger and weaker wills, that’s all!
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Impossible Obstacle Strong Weakness Willing
Nature’s creative power is far beyond man’s instinct of destruction.
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Beyond Creation Destruction Man Nature Power
We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.
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Brave Human Law Natural Oneself Resistance
However, everything has an end, everything passes away, even the hunger of people who have not eaten
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Eat End Hungry People Philosophy
Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.
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Capability Imagination Man Oneself

Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.

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