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May Quotes by Jules Verne
- Scent is the soul of flowers, and sea flowers, as splendid as they may be, have no soul!
- How tranquil is a coral tomb, and may the heavens grant that my companions and I be buried in no other!
- My house is small, but may heaven grant that it is never full of friends.
- We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.
- On the earth, even in the darkest night, the light never wholly abandons his rule. It is diffused and subtle, but little as may remain,…
- The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.
- It may be taken for granted that, rash as the Americans are, when they are prudent there is good reason for it.
- And whichsoever way thou goest, may fortune follow.
- He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.
- 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…
- It may be taken for granted that, rash as Americans usually are, when they are prudent, there is good reason for it.
- The wisest man may be a blind father.
- Man, a mere inhabitant of the earth, cannot overstep its boundaries! But though he is confined to its crust, he may penetrate into all its…
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