Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Vernewas a French novelist, poet, and playwright best known for his adventure novels and his profound influence on the literary genre of science fiction...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth8 February 1828
CityNantes, France
CountryFrance
believe sea good-woman
He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan-by faith, not by reason.
world moments typhoons
He was the most deliberate person in the world, yet always reached his destination at the exact moment. As for Phileas Fogg, it seemed just as if the typhoon were a part of his programme. Around the world in eighty days
ambition world humans
We now know most things that can be measured in this world, except the bounds of human ambition!
simple america people
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.
journey sea embodiment
The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the ‘Living Infinite...
men earth doe
The earth does not need new continents, but new men.
math want figures
Oh, figures!' answered Ned. 'You can make figures do whatever you want.
solitude reason my-friends
It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.
ferguson tone serious
As for difficulties," replied Ferguson, in a serious tone, "they were made to be overcome.
sea independence found
Ah, monsieur, to live in the bosom of the sea! Only there can independence be found! There I recognize no master! There I am free!
assuming surprise worst
It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning...and let anything better come as a surprise.
heart men desire
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.
new-york stars ocean
In spite of the opinions of certain narrow-minded people who would shut up the human race upon this globe, we shall one day travel to the Moon, the planets, and the stars with the same facility, rapidity and certainty as we now make the ocean voyage from Liverpool to New York.
sleep waiting
Though sleep is called our best friend, it is a friend who often keeps us waiting!