The Great Architect of the universe built it of good firm stuff.
JULES VERNEAn energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.
More Jules Verne Quotes
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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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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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Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards.
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Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.
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What I’d like to be above all is a writer.
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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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If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning.
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Liberty is worth paying for.
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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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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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However, everything has an end, everything passes away, even the hunger of people who have not eaten
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A scholar has to know a little of everything.
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What darkness is to you is light is to me.
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The earth does not need new continents, but new men.
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It’s really useful to travel, if you want to see new things.
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