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Jules Verne Quotes

Dinner was ready. Professor Lidenbrock did full justice to it, for his compulsory fast on board had turned his stomach into an unfathomable gulf Picture Quote #1

But what then? What had he really gained by all this trouble? What had he brought back from this long and weary journey? Nothing, you say? Perhaps so; nothing but a charming woman, who, strange as it may appear, made him the happiest of men! Truly, would you not for less than that make the tour around the world? Picture Quote #1

It swam crossways in the direction of the Nautilus with great speed, watching us with its enormous staring green eyes. Its eight arms, or rather feet, fixed to its head, that have given the name of cephalopod to these animals, were twice as long as its body, and were twisted like the furies’ hair Picture Quote #1

Nothing is more dreadful than private duels in America. The two adversaries attack each other like wild beasts. Then it is that they might well covet those wonderful properties of the Indians of the prairies - their quick intelligence, their ingenious cunning, their scent of the enemy Picture Quote #1

The sea is the vast reservoir of Nature. The globe began with sea, so to speak; and who knows if it will not end with it? Picture Quote #1

The industrial stomach cannot live without coal; industry is a carbonivorous animal and must have its proper food Picture Quote #1

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I am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word ‘love’ frightens me Picture Quote #1

Better to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise Picture Quote #1

I have always fancied that the end of the world will be when some enormous boiler, heated to three thousand millions of atmospheric pressure, shall explode and blow up the globe. ... They [the Americans] are great boilermakers Picture Quote #1

Dost thou not understand that there are two distinct forces in us, that of the soul and that of the body, that is, a movement and a regulator? Picture Quote #1

You seize sentiment better when you get clear of nature. You breathe it in every sense! Picture Quote #1

In spite of the opinions of certain narrow-minded people, who would shut up the human race upon this globe, as within some magic circle it must never outstep, we shall one day travel to the moon, the planets, and the stars, with the same facility, rapidity, and certainty as we now make the voyage from Liverpool to New York! Picture Quote #1

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The Chinaman has only a passive courage, but this courage he possesses in the highest degree. His indifference to death is truly extraordinary. When he is ill, he sees it approach, and does not falter. When condemned, and already in the hands of an officer, he manifests no fear Picture Quote #1

It is certain that the inanimate objects by which you are surrounded have a direct action on the brain Picture Quote #1

Well, my friend, this earth will one day be that cold corpse; it will become uninhabitable and uninhabited like the moon, which has long since lost all its vital heat Picture Quote #1

Everybody knows that England is the world of betting men, who are of a higher class than mere gamblers: to bet is in the English temperament Picture Quote #1

With happiness as with health: to enjoy it, one should be deprived of it occasionally Picture Quote #1

I have noticed that many who do not believe in God believe in everything else, even in the evil eye Picture Quote #1

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Dost thou know what life is, my child? Hast thou comprehended the action of those springs which produce existence? Hast thou examined thyself? Picture Quote #1

The sea does not belong to despots. Upon its surface men can still exercise unjust laws, fight, tear one another to pieces, and be carried away with terrestrial horrors. But at thirty feet below its level, their reign ceases, their influence is quenched, and their power disappears Picture Quote #1

Movement is life;’ and it is well to be able to forget the past, and kill the present by continual change Picture Quote #1

God, if he believed in Him, and his conscience, if he had one, were the only judges to whom he was answerable Picture Quote #1

It may be taken for granted that, rash as Americans usually are, when they are prudent, there is good reason for it Picture Quote #1

To put up with what you cannot avoid is a philosophical principle, that may not perhaps lead you to the accomplishment of great deeds, but is assuredly eminently practical Picture Quote #1

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It is for others one must learn to do everything; for there lies the secret of happiness Picture Quote #1

While there is life there is hope. I beg to assert...that as long as a man’s heart beats, as long as a man’s flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair Picture Quote #1

We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones Picture Quote #1

Solitude, isolation, are painful things, and beyond human endurance Picture Quote #1

My house is small, but may heaven grant that it is never full of friends Picture Quote #1

Therever fortune clears a way, thither our ready footsteps stray Picture Quote #1

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Dinner was ready. Professor Lidenbrock did full justice to it, for his compulsory fast on board had turned his stomach into an unfathomable gulf (Jules Verne Quotes) But what then? What had he really gained by all this trouble? What had he brought back from this long and weary journey? Nothing, you say? Perhaps so; nothing but a charming woman, who, strange as it may appear, made him the happiest of men! Truly, would you not for less than that make the tour around the world? (Jules Verne Quotes) It swam crossways in the direction of the Nautilus with great speed, watching us with its enormous staring green eyes. Its eight arms, or rather feet, fixed to its head, that have given the name of cephalopod to these animals, were twice as long as its body, and were twisted like the furies’ hair (Jules Verne Quotes) Nothing is more dreadful than private duels in America. The two adversaries attack each other like wild beasts. Then it is that they might well covet those wonderful properties of the Indians of the prairies - their quick intelligence, their ingenious cunning, their scent of the enemy (Jules Verne Quotes) The sea is the vast reservoir of Nature. The globe began with sea, so to speak; and who knows if it will not end with it? (Jules Verne Quotes) The industrial stomach cannot live without coal; industry is a carbonivorous animal and must have its proper food. (Jules Verne Quotes) I am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word ‘love’ frightens me. (Jules Verne Quotes) Better to put things at the worst at first and reserve the best for a surprise (Jules Verne Quotes) I have always fancied that the end of the world will be when some enormous boiler, heated to three thousand millions of atmospheric pressure, shall explode and blow up the globe. ... They [the Americans] are great boilermakers. (Jules Verne Quotes) Dost thou not understand that there are two distinct forces in us, that of the soul and that of the body, that is, a movement and a regulator? (Jules Verne Quotes) You seize sentiment better when you get clear of nature. You breathe it in every sense! (Jules Verne Quotes) In spite of the opinions of certain narrow-minded people, who would shut up the human race upon this globe, as within some magic circle it must never outstep, we shall one day travel to the moon, the planets, and the stars, with the same facility, rapidity, and certainty as we now make the voyage from Liverpool to New York! (Jules Verne Quotes) The Chinaman has only a passive courage, but this courage he possesses in the highest degree. His indifference to death is truly extraordinary. When he is ill, he sees it approach, and does not falter. When condemned, and already in the hands of an officer, he manifests no fear. (Jules Verne Quotes) It is certain that the inanimate objects by which you are surrounded have a direct action on the brain. (Jules Verne Quotes) Well, my friend, this earth will one day be that cold corpse; it will become uninhabitable and uninhabited like the moon, which has long since lost all its vital heat. (Jules Verne Quotes) Everybody knows that England is the world of betting men, who are of a higher class than mere gamblers: to bet is in the English temperament. (Jules Verne Quotes) With happiness as with health: to enjoy it, one should be deprived of it occasionally (Jules Verne Quotes) I have noticed that many who do not believe in God believe in everything else, even in the evil eye. (Jules Verne Quotes) Dost thou know what life is, my child? Hast thou comprehended the action of those springs which produce existence? Hast thou examined thyself? (Jules Verne Quotes) The sea does not belong to despots. Upon its surface men can still exercise unjust laws, fight, tear one another to pieces, and be carried away with terrestrial horrors. But at thirty feet below its level, their reign ceases, their influence is quenched, and their power disappears. (Jules Verne Quotes) Movement is life;’ and it is well to be able to forget the past, and kill the present by continual change. (Jules Verne Quotes) God, if he believed in Him, and his conscience, if he had one, were the only judges to whom he was answerable. (Jules Verne Quotes) It may be taken for granted that, rash as Americans usually are, when they are prudent, there is good reason for it. (Jules Verne Quotes) To put up with what you cannot avoid is a philosophical principle, that may not perhaps lead you to the accomplishment of great deeds, but is assuredly eminently practical. (Jules Verne Quotes) It is for others one must learn to do everything; for there lies the secret of happiness (Jules Verne Quotes) While there is life there is hope. I beg to assert...that as long as a man’s heart beats, as long as a man’s flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair. (Jules Verne Quotes) We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones (Jules Verne Quotes) Solitude, isolation, are painful things, and beyond human endurance (Jules Verne Quotes) My house is small, but may heaven grant that it is never full of friends (Jules Verne Quotes) Therever fortune clears a way, thither our ready footsteps stray (Jules Verne Quotes)

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