While his heart still beats, while his flesh still moves, I cannot accept that a being endowed with will-power can give in to despair.
• Ch. XLII in the French text, Tr. William Butcher (1992)
• Ch. XLII in the French text, Tr. William Butcher (1992)
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Et tant que son coeur bat, tant que sa chair palpite, je n'admets pas qu'un être doué de volonté laisse en lui place au désespoir.
— Jules Verne
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Et tant que son coeur bat, tant que sa chair palpite, je n'admets pas qu'un être doué de volonté laisse en lui place au désespoir." in the context of "While his heart still beats, while his flesh still moves, I cannot accept that a being endowed with will-power can give in to despair.
• Ch. XLII in the French text, Tr. William Butcher (1992)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jules Verne" (Quotes, Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864): Voyage au Centre de la Terre. Trans. Frederick Amadeus Malleson (1877). 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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