Jules Verne quotes

What I now affirm is, that I have a right to speak of these seas, under which, in less than ten months, I have crossed 20,000 leagues in that submarine tour of the world, which has revealed so many wonders.

Ce que je puis affirmer maintenant, c'est mon droit de parler de ces mers sous lesquelles, en moins de dix mois, j'ai franchi vingt mille lieues, de ce tour du monde sous-marin qui m'a révélé tant de merveilles

Twelve thousand, M. Aronnax. These are the only ties which bind me to the earth.

Douze mille, monsieur Aronnax. Ce sont les seuls liens qui me rattachent à la terre.

There is a powerful agent, obedient, rapid, easy, which conforms to every use, and reigns supreme on board my vessel. Everything is done by means of it. It lights it, warms it, and is the soul of my mechanical apparatus. This agent is electricity.

And to the question asked by Ecclesiastes three thousand years ago, “That which is far off and exceeding deep, who can find it out?” two men alone of all now living have the right to give an answer—— CAPTAIN NEMO AND MYSELF.

Aussi, à cette demande posée, il y a six mille ans, par l'Ecclésiaste: «Qui a jamais pu sonder les profondeurs de l'abîme?» deux hommes entre tous les hommes ont le droit de répondre maintenant. Le capitaine Nemo et moi.