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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?

~Jules Verne

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The body regulates the soul, and, like the balance-wheel, it is submitted to regular oscillations.

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One has only to follow events, and you will be all right. The surest way is to take whatever comes as it comes.

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You're never rich enough if you can be richer.

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The Chinaman has only a passive courage, but this courage he possesses in the highest degree. His indifference to death is truly extraordinary. When he is ill, he sees it approach, and does not falter. When condemned, and already in the hands of an officer, he manifests no fear.

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Far better to be the simplest pedestrian, with knapsack on back, stick in hand, and gun on shoulder, than an Indian prince travelling with all the ceremonial which his rank requires.

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To put up with what you cannot avoid is a philosophical principle, that may not perhaps lead you to the accomplishment of great deeds, but is assuredly eminently practical.

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In the United States, there is no project so audacious for which people cannot be found to guarantee the cost and find the working expenses.

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The regions of the North Pole situated within the eighty-fourth degree of north latitude have not yet been utilized, for the very good reason that they have not yet been discovered.

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To modify the conditions of the Earth's movement is beyond the powers of man. It is not given to mankind to change the order established by the Creator in the system of the Universe.

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Author

Born: February 8th, 1828

Died: March 24th, 1905

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