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. Jules Verne appeasecomprehendconstitution share on social
If Providence has created the stars and the planets, man has called the cannonball into existence. Jules Verne callcannonballcreate Change image and share on social
I seriously believed that my last hour was approaching, and yet, so strange is imagination, all I thought of was some childish hypothesis or other. In such circumstances, you do not choose your own thoughts. They overcome you. Jules Verne approachbelievechildish share on social
Dost thou know what life is, my child? Hast thou comprehended the action of those springs which produce existence? Hast thou examined thyself? Jules Verne actionchildcomprehend Change image and share on social
When the mind once allows a doubt to gain entrance, the value of deeds performed grow less, their character changes, we forget the past and dread the future. Jules Verne characterdeeddoubt Change image and share on social
When you bring a man two millions of money, you need have but little fear that you will not be well received. Jules Verne bringfearman Change image and share on social
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. Jules Verne breathcoverdesert Change image and share on social
He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem. Jules Verne actionbelieveenemy Change image and share on social
Everybody knows that the great reversed triangle of land, with its base in the north and its apex in the south, which is called India, embraces fourteen hundred thousand square miles, upon which is spread unequally a population of one hundred and eighty millions of souls. Jules Verne apexbasecall share on social
Everything is possible for an eccentric, especially when he is English. Jules Verne eccentricenglish Change image and share on social
