--- title: "14 May Quotes By Jules Verne" description: "14 May quotes by Jules Verne. Plus more from Jules Verne and more May sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/jules-verne-795_brave_we-may-brave-human-laws-but-we-cannot-re_3066056.jpg" --- > [We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/we-may-brave-human-laws-but-we-cannot-resist-natural-ones/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/jules-verne-795_brave_we-may-brave-human-laws-but-we-cannot-re_3066056.jpg) > [The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/the-chance-which-now-seems-lost-may-present-itself-at-the-last-moment/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebb/jules-verne-795_chance_the-chance-which-now-seems-lost-may-pres_2937951.jpg) > [The wisest man may be a blind father.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/the-wisest-man-may-be-a-blind-father/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c6/jules-verne-795_blind_the-wisest-man-may-be-a-blind-father-849_849805.jpg) > [My house is small, but may heaven grant that it is never full of friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/my-house-is-small-but-may-heaven-grant-that-it-is-never-full-of/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4e/jules-verne-795_close-friends_my-house-is-small-but-may-heaven-grant-t_640621.jpg) > [And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/and-whichsoever-way-thou-goest-may-fortune-follow/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/jules-verne-795_fortune_and-whichsoever-way-thou-goest-may-fortu_2752147.jpg) > [How tranquil is a coral tomb, and may the heavens grant that my companions and I be buried in no other!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/how-tranquil-is-a-coral-tomb-and-may-the-heavens-grant-that-my/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/jules-verne-795_buried_how-tranquil-is-a-coral-tomb-and-may-the_2141334.jpg) > [It may be taken for granted that, rash as the Americans are, when they are prudent there is good reason for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/it-may-be-taken-for-granted-that-rash-as-the-americans-are-when-they/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/jules-verne-795_america_it-may-be-taken-for-granted-that-rash-as_2672551.jpg) > [He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/he-who-is-mistaken-in-an-action-which-he-sincerely-believes-to-be/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/jules-verne-795_action_he-who-is-mistaken-in-an-action-which-he_570980.jpg) > [Man, a mere inhabitant of the earth, cannot overstep its boundaries! But though he is confined to its crust, he may penetrate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/man-a-mere-inhabitant-of-the-earth-cannot-overstep-its-boundaries-but/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/jules-verne-795_boundaries_man-a-mere-inhabitant-of-the-earth-canno_227635.jpg) > [Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/scent-is-the-soul-of-flowers-and-sea-flowers-as-splendid-as-they-may/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/jules-verne-795_flower_scent-is-the-soul-of-flowers-and-sea-flo_2618680.jpg) > [It may be taken for granted that, rash as Americans usually are, when they are prudent, there is good reason for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/it-may-be-taken-for-granted-that-rash-as-americans-usually-are-when/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/jules-verne-795_american_it-may-be-taken-for-granted-that-rash-as_2104598.jpg) > [On the earth, even in the darkest night, the light never wholly abandons his rule. It is diffused and subtle, but little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/on-the-earth-even-in-the-darkest-night-the-light-never-wholly/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d5/jules-verne-795_abandon_on-the-earth-even-in-the-darkest-night-t_752442.jpg) > [However strong, however imposing a ship may appear, it is not 'disgraced' because it flies before the tempest. A commander ought always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/however-strong-however-imposing-a-ship-may-appear-it-is-not-disgraced/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/jules-verne-795_always_however-strong-however-imposing-a-ship-m_2568137.jpg) > [But what then? What had he really gained by all this trouble? What had he brought back from this long and weary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/but-what-then-what-had-he-really-gained-by-all-this-trouble-what-had/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d3/jules-verne-795_around-the-world_but-what-then-what-had-he-really-gained_2842916.jpg) ## Other authors on May ## More by Jules Verne > [Look with all your eyes, look.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/look-with-all-your-eyes-look/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [“As I remarked before, the Asiatic elephant is smaller than the African, which is frequently twelve feet high, and its tusks are in proportion.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/as-i-remarked-before-the-asiatic-elephant-is-smaller-than-the-african/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [As long as a man's heart beats, as long as a man's flesh quivers, I do not allow that a being gifted with thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/as-long-as-a-man-s-heart-beats-as-long-as-a-man-s-flesh-quivers-i-do/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [Now, when an American has an idea, he directly seeks a second American to share it. If there be three, they elect a president…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/now-when-an-american-has-an-idea-he-directly-seeks-a-second-american/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [Well, my friend, this earth will one day be that cold corpse; it will become uninhabitable and uninhabited like the moon, which has long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/well-my-friend-this-earth-will-one-day-be-that-cold-corpse-it-will/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [Ah! Young people, travel if you can, and if you cannot - travel all the same!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/ah-young-people-travel-if-you-can-and-if-you-cannot-travel-all-the/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [It is always a vulgar and often an unhealthy pastime, and it is a vice which does not go alone; the man who gambles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/it-is-always-a-vulgar-and-often-an-unhealthy-pastime-and-it-is-a-vice/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [“My uncle” is the natives’ usual name for the tiger, they believing that the soul of each of their ancestors is lodged for eternity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/my-uncle-is-the-natives-usual-name-for-the-tiger-they-believing-that/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [“Kâlagani evidently knew this thinly-peopled region perfectly, and guided us across it most admirably. On the 29th September our train began to ascend the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/k-lagani-evidently-knew-this-thinly-peopled-region-perfectly-and/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It's better that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/well-i-feel-that-we-should-always-put-a-little-art-into-what-we-do-it/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [“— Isola in vendita per contanti, più le spese, al miglior offerente! — andava ripetendo a perdifiato Dean Felporg, banditore dell'auction, in cui venivano…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/isola-in-vendita-per-contanti-pi-le-spese-al-miglior-offerente-andava/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [It is certain," exclaimed my uncle in a tone of triumph. "But silence, do you hear me? silence upon the whole subject; and let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/it-is-certain-exclaimed-my-uncle-in-a-tone-of-triumph-but-silence-do/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [Man, a mere inhabitant of the earth, cannot overstep its boundaries! But though he is confined to its crust, he may penetrate into all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/man-a-mere-inhabitant-of-the-earth-cannot-overstep-its-boundaries-but/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [On the surface of the ocean, men wage war and destroy each other; but down here, just a few feet beneath the surface, there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/on-the-surface-of-the-ocean-men-wage-war-and-destroy-each-other-but/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) > [In presence of Nature's grand convulsions man is powerless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jules-verne/in-presence-of-nature-s-grand-convulsions-man-is-powerless/) [Jules Verne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jules-verne/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/may/jules-verne/#itemlist", "name": "14 May Quotes By Jules Verne", "numberOfItems": 14, 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