💬 Quotes

"He who seeks to deceive others will often find himself caught in his own trap."

"The heart of a king is sometimes as cold as the winter ice, but the kindness of a pauper can turn stones into bread."

"One must be careful what one wishes for, as the fulfillment of a desire often brings a burden one did not anticipate."

"Even the smallest creature may change the course of destiny if they are treated with respect."

"I am ashamed to say it, but I must. The truth is often a bitter pill, and I am the one who brought it to light."

"You are blind in your eyes, your ears, and your brains."

"Time, which sees all, has found you out against your will; it judges the marriage that has long been a marriage of curse."

"How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be, when there’s no help in truth!"

"Do not seek to be master in everything, for the things you mastered did not follow you throughout your life."

"Count no man happy till he has passed the final limit of his life without a calamity."

"I’d rather die for a friend than kill for a stranger."

"Whose affection do you value more, hers or the others'?"

"The sea does not belong to despots. Upon its surface men can still exercise unjust laws, fight, tear one another to pieces, and be carried away by terrestrial horrors. But at thirty feet below its level, their reign ceases, their influence is quenched, and their power disappears."

"I am not what you call a civilized man! I have done with society for reasons which I alone have the right to judge."

"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 equipment."

"The past is dead, Professor, and I am dead to the world, to the society that has disowned me. Do not seek to understand my motives; they are locked away in the depths of the sea, just as I am."

"Man does not need new lands, but new eyes to see the wonders that have always been beneath the waves."

"The one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person."

"We are all dying, so why not be happy?"

"Your past is just a story you tell yourself."