“ I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ It seems wisest to assume the worst from the beginning...and let anything better come as a surprise. ”
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“ Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them. ”
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“ Why, you are a man of heart!" "Sometimes," replied Phileas Fogg, quietly. "When I have the time. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the ‘Living Infinite... ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ [we see that] science is eminently perfectible, and that each theory has constantly to give way to a fresh one. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ Sir," replied the commander, "I am nothing to you but Captain Nemo; and you and your companions are nothing to me but the passengers of the Nautilus. ”
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“ Sir," replied the commander, "I am nothing to you but Captain Nemo; and you and your companions are nothing to me but the passengers of the Nautilus. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ A true Englishman doesn't joke when he is talking about so serious a thing as a wager. ”
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“ We were alone. Where, I could not say, hardly imagine. All was black, and such a dense black that, after some minutes, my eyes had not been able to discern even the faintest glimmer. ”
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“ 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. ”
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“ It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason. ”
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“ It was all very well for an Englishman like Mr. Fogg to make the tour of the world with a carpet-bag; a lady could not be expected to travel comfortably under such conditions. ”
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“ With the Ruhmkorff lamp hanging from my belt, and the gun in my hand, I was ready to set out. But to speak the truth, imprisoned in these heavy garments, and glued to the deck by my leaden soles, it was impossible for me to take a step. ”
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“ The Nautilus was piercing the water with its sharp spur, after having accomplished nearly ten thousand leagues in three months and a half, a distance greater than the great circle of the earth. Where were we going now, and what was reserved for the future? ”
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“ The Great Architect of the universe built it of good firm stuff. ”
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