In the memory of the dead all chronological differences are effaced.
• Part I, ch. X: The Man of the Seas (Part I, ch. XI in the French text)
• Part I, ch. X: The Man of the Seas (Part I, ch. XI in the French text)
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Les différences chronologiques s'effacent dans la mémoire des morts.
— Jules Verne
What It Means
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• Part I, ch. X: The Man of the Seas (Part I, ch. XI in the French text)" 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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