Poets are like proverbs: you can always find one to contradict another.
• Ch. 5: An Unusual Route
• Ch. 5: An Unusual Route
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Les poëtes sont comme les proverbes : l’un est toujours là pour contredire l’autre.
— Jules Verne
What It Means
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• Ch. 5: An Unusual Route" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Jules Verne" (Quotes, The Survivors of the Chancellor (1875): Le Chancellor. Trans. Ellen Frewer. 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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