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
admitting life power
What is there unreasonable in admitting the intervention of a supernatural power in the most ordinary circumstances of life?
clear nature sentiment
You seize sentiment better when you get clear of nature. You breathe it in every sense!
courage death fear hands highest passive possesses sees truly
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.
beyond change conditions creator given mankind movement order powers system
To modify the conditions of the Earth's movement is beyond the powers of man. It is not given to mankind to change the order established by the Creator in the system of the Universe.
avoid cannot great perhaps
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.
mistake science experience
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.
stuff architect firm
The Great Architect of the universe built it of good firm stuff.
lonely ocean men
The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides.
law brave historical
We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.
stronger impossible obstacles
There are no impossible obstacles; there are just stronger and weaker wills, that’s all!
eye looks
Look with all your eyes, look.
sleep waiting
Though sleep is called our best friend, it is a friend who often keeps us waiting!
new-experiences culture world
Travel enables us to enrich our lives with new experiences, to enjoy and to be educated, to learn respect for foreign cultures, to establish friendships, and above all to contribute to international cooperation and peace throughout the world.
assuming surprise worst
It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning...and let anything better come as a surprise.