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Jules Verne, born on February 8, 1828, in Nantes, France, and died on March 24, 1905. He was a renowned French science fiction novelist in the 19th century, known as the 'Father of Science Fiction'. Verne's works are characterized by their rich imagination and unique scientific fantasy, with notable titles such as 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' and 'Around the World in Eighty Days'.

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Famous Jules Verne Quotes

“We now know most things that can be measured in this world, except the bounds of human ambition!”

Knows World Humans This World Ambition Bounds

Book:The Extraordinary Journeys: The Adventures of Captain Hatteras

Source: The Extraordinary Journeys: The Adventures of Captain Hatteras

“Well, I thought I was so tranquil! I need to give up that illusion! There is decidedly no rest to be had in this world.”

World Needs Giving Wells This World Giving Up Illusion Tranquil

Author:Jules Verne

“There is hope for the future, and when the world is ready for a new and better life, all these things will some day come to pass, - in God's good time”

World Ready Good Times Better Life There Is Hope Hope For The Future

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“I have been, am, in his service; I have seen his generosity and goodness; and I will never betray him-not for all the gold in the world. I have come from a village where they don't eat that kind of bread.”

World Kind Has Beens Goodness Gold Bread Generosity Village Betray

Book:Around the world in eighty days/Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours (bilingual edition/édition bilingue)

Source: Around the world in eighty days/Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours (bilingual edition/édition bilingue)

“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.”

Men World Heart Desire Creatures Endure Justify Superiority Dominion Living Creatures

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated)

“But what then? What had he really gained by all this trouble? What had he brought back from this long and weary journey? Nothing, you say? Perhaps so; nothing but a charming woman, who, strange as it may appear, made him the happiest of men! Truly, would you not for less than that make the tour around the world?”

Men World May Long Made Trouble Journey Strange Around The World Charming Weary Charming Woman

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated)

“I saw the world. I learnt of new cultures. I flew across an ocean. I wore women's clothing. Made a friend. Fell in love. Who cares if I lost a wager? Queen Victoria: I do! I've got 20 quid riding on you”

Ifs World Made Care Culture Lost Saws Ocean Queens Clothings Riding Who Cares Flew Victoria Wagers New Cultures

Author:Jules Verne

“I have always fancied that the end of the world will be when some enormous boiler, heated to three thousand millions of atmospheric pressure, shall explode and blow up the globe. ... They [the Americans] are great boilermakers.”

World Ends Three Millions Thousand Pressure Blow Enormous Globes End Of The World Boiler

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“Travel enables us to enrich our lives with new experiences, to enjoy and to be educated, to learn respect for foreign cultures, to establish friendships, and above all to contribute to international cooperation and peace throughout the world.”

World Culture Enjoy Our Lives International Educated Cooperation New Experiences International Cooperation Foreign Culture

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“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”

Ifs World Persons Moments Around The World Destination Deliberate Eighty Programmes Typhoons

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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.”

World Wells Conditions Travel Expected Bags Carpet Englishmen

Book:Around The World in 80 Days

Source: Around The World in 80 Days