What good would it be to discuss such a proposition, when force could destroy the best arguments?
• Part I, ch. X: The Man of the Seas
• Part I, ch. X: The Man of the Seas
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A quoi bon discuter une proposition semblable, quand la force peut détruire les meilleurs arguments.
— Jules Verne
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• Part I, ch. X: The Man of the Seas" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jules Verne" (Quotes, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870): Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. French text here. English text here.)
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About Jules Verne
Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French writer best known as a pioneering author in science fiction.
About Jules Verne
Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French writer best known as a pioneering author in science fiction.
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