Jules Verne Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)
Jules Verne quotes and sayings page 4 (deceased author born on Feb 8, 1828). Here's quote # 31 through 40 out of the 65 we have for him.
“The possession of wealth leads almost inevitably to its abuse. It is the chief, if not the only, cause of evils which desolate this world below. The thirst for gold is responsible for the most regrettable lapses into sin.”
“Man, a mere inhabitant of the earth, cannot overstep its boundaries! But though he is confined to its crust, he may penetrate into all its secrets.”
“The body regulates the soul, and, like the balance-wheel, it is submitted to regular oscillations.”
“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.”
“I have noticed that many who do not believe in God believe in everything else, even in the evil eye.”
“Before all masters, necessity is the one most listened to, and who teaches the best.”
“Civilization never recedes; the law of necessity ever forces it onwards.”
“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?”
“If Providence has created the stars and the planets, man has called the cannonball into existence.”
“Dost thou know what life is, my child? Hast thou comprehended the action of those springs which produce existence? Hast thou examined thyself?”
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