98 Famous Quotes By Jules Verne, The Author Of Around The World In Eighty Days
If there has been one man who has turned the world of science fiction in literature, it sure has to be Jules Verve. Popularly known as the Father of Science Fiction, Jules Verve was a legendary French novelist, poet and playwright who gave the world some of the most notable books in the literary genre of science fiction. And his books swear by what we claim – ‘Journey to the Center of the Earth’, ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’ and ‘Around the World in Eighty Days’. His Voyages Extraordinaires brought to light a variety of innovations and technological advancements years before they were practical realities, be it submarines, space travel, terrestrial flight or deep-sea exploration. Then thought of as unthinkable and apparently impossible, Verve’s vivid imagination and creative tales are today every bit real and possible. His profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction can be proven from the fact that he till date is the second most translated author in the world and is considered the greatest literary author in France and most of Europe. His works are classic literature tales that have laid the foundation of modern-day science fiction and have sparked the imagination of writers, scientists and inventors alike. Much like his works, Verve’s quotes are also extremely imaginative, inspiring and motivational. Get a handful of them on your bucket-list with this section.
We are of opinion that instead of letting books grow moldy behind an iron grating, far from the vulgar gaze, it is better to let them wear out by being read.
Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.
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.
I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.
I say, you do have a heart!" "Sometimes," he replied, "when I have the time.
We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.
Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.
If there were no thunder, men would have little fear of lightning.
The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.
The earth does not need new continents, but new men.
On the surface of the ocean, men wage war and destroy each other; but down here, just a few feet beneath the surface, there is a calm and peace, unmolested by man
The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the ‘Living Infinite...
It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
While there is life there is hope. I beg to assert...that 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.
It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning...and let anything better come as a surprise.
I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new
Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.
Science, my boy, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.
A true Englishman doesn't joke when he is talking about so serious a thing as a wager.
Aures habent et non audient` - `They have ears but hear not
The human mind delights in grand conceptions of supernatural beings.
I looked on, I thought, I reflected, I admired, in a state of stupefaction not altogether unmingled with fear!
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[we see that] science is eminently perfectible, and that each theory has constantly to give way to a fresh one.
How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!
Why, you are a man of heart!" "Sometimes," replied Phileas Fogg, quietly. "When I have the time.
And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.
But Phileas Fogg, who was not traveling, but only describing a circumfrence,...
What pen can describe this scene of marvellous horror; what pencil can portray it?
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.
As for difficulties," replied Ferguson, in a serious tone, "they were made to be overcome.
