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Jules Verne


French
February 8, 1828
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When one has taken root, one puts out branches.


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One's native land! There should one live! There die!


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Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards.


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In consequence of inventing machines, men will be devoured by them.


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Be it understood you are never rich when you get no advantage from it.


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The body regulates the soul, and, like the balance-wheel, it is submitted to regular oscillations.


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Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.


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What is there unreasonable in admitting the intervention of a supernatural power in the most ordinary circumstances of life?
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It is certain that the inanimate objects by which you are surrounded have a direct action on the brain.
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He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.
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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?
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Science, 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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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.
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The moon, by her comparative proximity, and the constantly varying appearances produced by her several phases, has always occupied a considerable share of the attention of the inhabitants of the earth.
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The possession of wealth leads almost inevitably to its abuse. It is the chief, if not the only, cause of evils which desolate this world below. The thirst for gold is responsible for the most regrettable lapses into sin.
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Nothing can astound an American. It has often been asserted that the word 'impossible' is not a French one. People have evidently been deceived by the dictionary. In America, all is easy, all is simple; and as for mechanical difficulties, they are overcome before they arise.
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Man's constitution is so peculiar that his health is purely a negative matter. No sooner is the rage of hunger appeased than it becomes difficult to comprehend the meaning of starvation. It is only when you suffer that you really understand.
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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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However strong, however imposing a ship may appear, it is not 'disgraced' because it flies before the tempest. A commander ought always to remember that a man's life is worth more than the mere satisfaction of his own pride. In any case, to be obstinate is blameable, and to be wilful is dangerous.
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