It was a big sea snake, but I couldn't quite make it out what kind of snake it was, its head was biting a stone fish close to its tail area, and the fish had a huge bite into the snake. Jules Verne More Quotes by Jules Verne More Quotes From Jules Verne You will travel in a Land of Marvels Jules Verne land It must be, for there is a logic to everything on this earth and nothing is done without a reason, that God sometimes lets scientists discover. Jules Verne logic done earth It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason. Jules Verne my-friends solitude reason We now know most things that can be measured in this world, except the bounds of human ambition! Jules Verne humans ambition world He must have travelled everywhere, at least in the spirit. Jules Verne spirit travel The Great Architect of the universe built it of good firm stuff. Jules Verne architect stuff science Though sleep is called our best friend, it is a friend who often keeps us waiting! Jules Verne waiting sleep Oh, figures!' answered Ned. 'You can make figures do whatever you want. Jules Verne figures want math In spite of the opinions of certain narrow-minded people who would shut up the human race upon this globe, we shall one day travel to the Moon, the planets, and the stars with the same facility, rapidity and certainty as we now make the ocean voyage from Liverpool to New York. Jules Verne ocean stars new-york Liberty is worth paying for. Jules Verne liberty In presence of Nature's grand convulsions man is powerless. Jules Verne powerless men It's really useful to travel, if you want to see new things. Jules Verne new-things ifs want On the surface of the ocean, men wage war and destroy each other; but down here, just a few feet beneath the surface, there is a calm and peace, unmolested by man Jules Verne ocean men war I can undertake and persevere even without hope of success. Jules Verne hope-of-success without-hope persevere External objects produce decided effects upon the brain. A man shut up between four walls soon loses the power to associate words and ideas together. How many prisoners in solitary confinement become idiots, if not mad, for want of exercise for the thinking faculty! Jules Verne wall exercise men Powder is but a thing of yesterday, and war is as old as the human race--unhappily. Jules Verne race yesterday war However, everything has an end, everything passes away, even the hunger of people who have not eaten Jules Verne hunger passing-away people 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 Jules Verne better-life good-times world I am very bad at expressing tender sentiments. The very word 'love' frightens me. Jules Verne words-love sentiments ....oysters are the only food that never causes indigestion. Indeed, a man would have to eat sixteen dozen of these acephalous molluscs in order to gain the 315 grammes of nitrogen he requires daily. Jules Verne oysters men order