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All that is impossible remains to be accomplished.

Jules Verne

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Jules Verne
Age: 77 †
Born: 1828
Born: February 8
Died: 1905
Died: March 24
Esperantist
Geographer
Librettist
Novelist
Playwright
Poet
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Jules Gabriel Verne
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I say, you do have a heart! Sometimes, he replied, when I have the time.
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We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.
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He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.
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Savages!' he echoed, ironically. 'You set foot on one of the shores of this globe, professor, and you’re surprised to find savages? Where aren’t there savages? Besides, are they any worse than others, these whom you call savages?
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What use are the best of arguments when they can be destroyed by force?
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