Man is so constituted that health is a purely negative stat… - Jules Verne

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Man is so constituted that health is a purely negative state. Hunger once satisfied, it is difficult for a man to imagine the horrors of starvation; they cannot be understood without being felt.

Jules Verne

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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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Alternative Names: Jules Gabriel Verne • Julius Verne

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