It is a great misfortune to be alone, my friends; and it must be believed that solitude can quickly destroy reason.Jules Verne
We are always in a hurry to be happy, M. Danglars; for when we have suffered a long time, we have great difficulty in believing in good fortune.Jules Verne
The human mind enjoys impressive visions of past troubles. It constitutes a secret joy for the average man to survive his battles, his shipwrecks, and his perils.Jules Verne
Trust in the strength and morality of man, believe not only in man's good, but dedicate your efforts to its augmentation. Then you will have no regrets.Cyrus Smith
Those who are most slow in making a promise, are the most faithful in the performance of it.Jules Verne
Sometimes providence, or some other power leading us without or indeed against our knowledge, brings about a result that could never have been obtained through our cooperation.Captain Nemo
But of all the animals in this island, none was so useful to man as the dog.Jules Verne
In short, must leave something to chance? Nothing to chance, gentlemen. That is a maxim of balloonists.Cyrus Smith
If indeed he lives, and we have not killed him, if he reappears, if we meet him... we shall know him.Gideon Spilett
I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity.Captain Nemo
It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared for defeat.Jules Verne
The future is in the hands of Providence. But we will not reach it until we have truly made the present our own.Cyrus Smith
It is certain that the inanimate objects by which you are surrounded have a direct action on the brain.Jules Verne
All of us, from time to time, need a plunge into freedom and novelty, after which routine and discipline will seem delightful by contrast.Jules Verne
The true enigma of humanity, the permanence of the primal instinct to kill, manifests itself in the remotest places, as if mocking our efforts towards civilisation.Captain Nemo