An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.
• Part I, ch. XIX
• Part I, ch. XIX
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L’homme qui "sait" réussit là où d’autres végéteraient et périraient inévitablement.
— Jules Verne
What It Means
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• Part I, ch. XIX" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jules Verne" (Quotes, The Mysterious Island (1874): L’Île mystérieuse. 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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