What pen can describe this scene of marvellous horror; what pencil can portray it?
JULES VERNEScience, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.
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Solitude, isolation, are painful things, and beyond human endurance.
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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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Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.
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And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.
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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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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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Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It’s better that way.
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It’s really useful to travel, if you want to see new things.
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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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Man is never perfect nor contented.
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We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.
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I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.
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There is hope for the future, and when the world is ready for a new and better life, all these things will some day come to pass, – in God’s good time.
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Powder is but a thing of yesterday, and war is as old as the human race-unhappily.
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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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