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Powder is but a thing of yesterday, and war is as old as the human race-unhappily.

Jules Verne

An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.
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Death Energy Man Success
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
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
Anything you can imagine you can make real.
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Creation Imagination Inspirational Invention Myself Possible Reality
Science, my boy, is composed of errors, but errors that it is right to make, for they lead step by step to the truth.
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Errors Man Mistake Right Science Truth
As long as the heart beats, as long as body and soul keep together, I cannot admit that any creature endowed with a will has need to despair of life.
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Body Creature Heart Life Need Soul Togetherness
Everything is possible for an eccentric, especially when he is English.
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Himself Identity Possible
What darkness is to you is light is to me.
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Darkness Light Myself Perspective Yourself
Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.
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Fact Imagination Reality Romantic
It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning, and let anything better come as a surprise.
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Beginning Better Optimism Preparation Surprise Wisdom Worst
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
The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.
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Chance Last Lost Moments Philosophy Present
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
In presence of Nature’s grand convulsions man is powerless.
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Man Nature Power Presence
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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Alone Believe Destroy Fortune Friendship Quick Reason Solitude
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

Powder is but a thing of yesterday, and war is as old as the human race-unhappily.

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