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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

Jules Verne

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
Everything is possible for an eccentric, especially when he is English.
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Himself Identity Possible
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
The Great Architect of the universe built it of good firm stuff.
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Architect Build Goodness Greatness Universe
Man is so constituted that health is a purely negative state. Hunger once satisfied, it is difficult for a man to imagine the horrors of starvation; they cannot be understood without being felt.
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Constitution Feeling Imagination Man Purity Satisfaction Understand
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
Whatever one man is capable of imagining, other men will prove themselves capable of realizing.
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Capability Imagination Man Oneself
I say, you do have a heart!” “Sometimes,” he replied, “when I have the time.
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Heart Myself Time
Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It’s better that way.
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Art Better Feeling Way Work Yourself
What darkness is to you is light is to me.
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Darkness Light Myself Perspective Yourself
In presence of Nature’s grand convulsions man is powerless.
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Man Nature Power Presence
I am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word ‘love’ frightens me.
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Bad Expression Love Myself Scare Word
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
We now know most things that can be measured in this world, except the bounds of human ambition!
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Ambition Human Limitation World
All great actions return to God, from whom they are derived.
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Action God Greatness Return
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 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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