It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
JULES VERNEAnd whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.
More Jules Verne Quotes
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A scholar has to know a little of everything.
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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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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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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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Trains, like time and tide, stop for no one.
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I am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word ‘love’ frightens me.
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Everything is possible for an eccentric, especially when he is English.
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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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What pen can describe this scene of marvellous horror; what pencil can portray it?
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Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.
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It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning, and let anything better come as a surprise.
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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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I can undertake and persevere even without hope of success.
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The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings.
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An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.
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