Around the World in Eighty Days

Theme:

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, explores the theme of Chance, Adventure, and Human Connection.

Summary:

In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a wager of £20,000 (equivalent to £1.9 million in 2019) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne’s most acclaimed works.

Famous Quotes:

I see that it is by no means useless to travel, if a man wants to see something new.

A true Englishman doesn’t joke when he is talking about so serious a thing as a wager.

Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.

The chance which now seems lost may present itself at the last moment.

It’s really useful to travel, if you want to see new things.

If to live in this style is to be eccentric, it must be confessed that there is something good in eccentricity.

It may be said here that the wise policy of the British Government severely punishes a disregard of the practices of the native religions.

Why, I’ve just this instant found out that we might have gone around the world in only seventy-eight days.

We are going round the world.

Solitude is a sad thing, with no heart to which to confide your griefs.

Life is short, and we never have enough time for the hearts of those who travel the way with us.

The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see.

Journeys end in lovers meeting.

Adventure is worthwhile.

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Wanderlust: a desire to travel, to understand one’s very existence.

I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.

Adventure awaits; go find it.

Every journey is personal. Every journey is spiritual. You can’t compare them, can’t replace, can’t repeat. You can bring back the memories, but they only bring tears to your eyes.

About Travel:

Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.

We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.

We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.

Travel brings power and love back into your life.

Travel far, travel wide, travel often.

To travel is to take a journey into yourself.

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