Imagine a society in which there were neither rich nor poor. What evils, afflictions, sorrows, disorders, catastrophes, disasters, tribulations, misfortunes, agonies, calamities, despair, desolation and ruin would be unknown to man! Jules Verne afflictionagonycalamity share on social
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 bodydistinctdost Change image and share on social
Everything great in science and art is simple. What can be less complicated than the greatest discoveries of humanity - gravitation, the compass, the printing press, the steam engine, the electric telegraph? Jules Verne artcompasscomplicate share on social
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? Jules Verne accomplishcircledistance share on social
It is for others one must learn to do everything; for there lies the secret of happiness. Jules Verne happinesslearnlie Change image and share on social
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. Jules Verne americaamericanarise share on social
The industrial stomach cannot live without coal; industry is a carbonivorous animal and must have its proper food. Jules Verne animalcarbonivorouscoal Change image and share on social
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 coldcorpseday Change image and share on social
Ah! Young people, travel if you can, and if you cannot - travel all the same! Jules Verne peopletravelyoung Change image and share on social
You cannot oppose reasoning to pride, the principal of all the vices, since, by its very nature, the proud man refuses to listen to it. Jules Verne listenmannature Change image and share on social