I felt that my true vocation, the sole end of my life, was … - Jules Verne

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I felt that my true vocation, the sole end of my life, was to chase this disturbing monster and purge it from the world.

Jules Verne

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea · April 1, 2002 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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We now know most things that can be measured in this world, except the bounds of human ambition!

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From a caprice of nature, not from the ignorance of man. Not a mistake has been made in the working. But we cannot prevent equilibrium from producing its effects. We may brave human laws, but we cannot resist natural ones.

I felt that my true vocation, the sole end of my life, was to chase this disturbing monster and purge it from the world. - Jules Verne

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