Quotes from From the Earth to the Moon

“How many things have been denied one day, only to become realities the next!”
― Jules Verne, quote from From the Earth to the Moon

“Well, I feel that we should always put a little art into what we do. It's better that way.”
― Jules Verne, quote from From the Earth to the Moon

“La distance est un vain mot, la distance n'existe pas!”
― Jules Verne, quote from From the Earth to the Moon

“Je ne sais pas si les mondes sont habités, et, comme je ne le sais pas, je vais y voir!”
― Jules Verne, quote from From the Earth to the Moon

“Alluding to the extent of Florida, a mere peninsula confined between two seas, they pretended that it could never sustain the shock of the discharge, and that it would "bust up" at the very first shot.
"Very well, let it bust up!" replied the Floridans, with a brevity of the days of ancient Sparta.”
― Jules Verne, quote from From the Earth to the Moon

“Vete al comedor, da una vuelta alrededor de la mesa mirado siempre su centro, y cuando hayas concluido el paseo circular, habrás dado una vuelta alrededor de ti mismo, puesto que la vista habrá recorrido todos los puntos del comedor. Pues bien, el comedor es el Cielo, la mesa es la Tierra y tú eres la Luna.”
― Jules Verne, quote from From the Earth to the Moon

“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.”
― Jules Verne, quote from From the Earth to the Moon

“No sé si los mundos están habitados, y como no lo sé, voy a verlo.”
― Jules Verne, quote from From the Earth to the Moon

“Era uno di quegli esseri bizzarri che il Creatore inventa per capriccio e di cui spezza subito lo stampo.”
― Jules Verne, quote from From the Earth to the Moon

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