Science, my lad, has been built upon many errors; but they are errors which it was good to fall into, for they led to the truth.
• Ch. XXXI: Preparations for a voyage of discovery
• Ch. XXXI: Preparations for a voyage of discovery
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La science, mon garçon, est faite d’erreurs, mais d’erreurs qu’il est bon de commettre, car elles mènent peu à peu à la vérité.
— Jules Verne
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "La science, mon garçon, est faite d’erreurs, mais d’erreurs qu’il est bon de commettre, car elles mènent peu à peu à la vérité." in the context of "Science, my lad, has been built upon many errors; but they are errors which it was good to fall into, for they led to the truth.
• Ch. XXXI: Preparations for a voyage of discovery" 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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