Jules Verne
things denied day realities next
“How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
add art do better work perfect
“Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It's better that way.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
imagine man real imagination create
“Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
science mistake truth useful
“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.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
brave human laws resist natural
“We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
thunder fear lightning
“If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
earth need new continent men
“The earth does not need new continents, but new men.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
travel useless see new
“I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
masters necessity listen teach best
“Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
englishman joke talk serious wager
“A true Englishman doesn't joke when he is talking about so serious a thing as a wager.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
human mind delight conception supernatural being
“The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
aurus audient ears hear latin
“Aures habent et non audient` - `They have ears but hear not”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
difficulties overcome
“As for difficulties," replied Ferguson, in a serious tone, "they were made to be overcome.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
robber resemble honest folk rascal face arrest
“Great robbers always resemble honest folk. Fellows who have rascally faces have only one course to take, and that is to remain honest; otherwise, they would be arrested off-hand.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
obstacle impossible strong weak will
“There are no impossible obstacles; there are just stronger and weaker wills, that’s all!”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
man think do imagine
“What one man can think, another man can do.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
hole want depth important
“Wherever he saw a hole he always wanted
to know the depth of it. To him this was important.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
nature creative power man instinct destruction
“Nature's creative power is far beyond man's instinct of destruction.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
steam kill gratitude heart sailor ship
“Steam seems to have killed all gratitude in the hearts of sailors.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
time thought good job
“With time and thought, one can do a good job.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
argument best useful destroy force
“What use are the best of arguments when they can be destroyed by force?”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
figures do want numbers
“Oh, figures!' answered Ned. 'You can make figures do whatever you want.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
well-used minimum suffice everything
“A well-used minimum suffices for everything.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)
do money badly
“What you do for money you do badly.”
― Jules Verne (1828-1905)