We were alone. Where, I could not say, hardly imagine. All was black, and such a dense black that, after some minutes, my eyes had not been able to d… - Jules Verne

On ne saurait empêcher l'équilibre de produire ses effets. On peut braver les lois humaines, mais non résister aux lois naturelles.

Réfléchi! Est-ce que j’ai du temps à perdre? Je trouve l’occasion d’aller faire un tour dans la Lune, j’en profite, et voilà tout. Il me semble que cela ne mérite pas tant de réflexions.

The colonists had no library at their disposal; but the engineer was a book which was always at hand, always open at the page which one wanted, a book which answered all their questions, and which they often consulted.