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
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
'Movement is life;' and it is well to be able to forget the past, and kill the present by continual change. Jules Verne changecontinualforget 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
It is always a vulgar and often an unhealthy pastime, and it is a vice which does not go alone; the man who gambles will find himself capable of any evil. Jules Verne capableevilfind Change image and share on social
As long as a man's heart beats, as long as a man's flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought and will can allow himself to despair. Jules Verne beatdespairflesh 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
So is man's heart. The desire to perform a work which will endure, which will survive him, is the origin of his superiority over all other living creatures here below. It is this which has established his dominion, and this it is which justifies it, over all the world. Jules Verne creaturedesiredominion share on social