Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Vernewas a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth8 February 1828
CityNantes, France
CountryFrance
change forget life present
'Movement is life;' and it is well to be able to forget the past, and kill the present by continual change.
course fellows remain
Fellows who have rascally faces have only one course to take, and that is to remain honest; otherwise, they would be arrested off-hand.
dollars gained ten yankees
Put two Yankees in a room together, and in an hour they will each have gained ten dollars from the other.
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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.
counsel good
It is said that the night brings counsel, but it is not said that the counsel is necessarily good.
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Far better to be the simplest pedestrian, with knapsack on back, stick in hand, and gun on shoulder, than an Indian prince travelling with all the ceremonial which his rank requires.
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He rose at thirteen minutes to one, and directed his steps towards the large hall, a sumptuous apartment adorned with lavishly-framed paintings. A flunkey handed him an uncut Times, which he proceeded to cut with a skill which betrayed familiarity with this delicate operation.
solitude reason my-friends
It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
bags world carpet
It was all very well for an Englishman like Mr. Fogg to make the tour of the world with a carpet-bag; a lady could not be expected to travel comfortably under such conditions.
cannonball created man providence
If Providence has created the stars and the planets, man has called the cannonball into existence.
believe god noticed
I have noticed that many who do not believe in God believe in everything else, even in the evil eye.
cannot confined mere though
Man, a mere inhabitant of the earth, cannot overstep its boundaries! But though he is confined to its crust, he may penetrate into all its secrets.
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It is certain that the inanimate objects by which you are surrounded have a direct action on the brain.
You're never rich enough if you can be richer.