Around the World in 80 Days Quotes by Jules Verne

Mr. Fogg played, not to win, but for the sake of playing. The game was in his eyes a contest, a struggle with a difficulty, yet a motionless, unwearying struggle, congenial to his tastes. ~ Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne He lived alone, and, so to speak, outside of every social relation; and as he knew that in this world account must be taken of friction, and that friction retards, he never rubbed against anybody. ~ Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne "I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new." ~ Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne "A true Englishman doesn't joke when he is talking about so serious a thing as a wager." ~ Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne "The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment." ~ Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne It was all very well for an Englishman like Mr. Fogg to make the tour of the world with a carpet-bag; a lady could not be expected to travel comfortably under such conditions. ~ Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne