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Quotation from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
“May the judge disappear, and the philosopher continue the peaceful exploration of the sea!”
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Part II, Chapter XXIII, Conclusion, trans. Anonymous 19th-century translation
Safe in the Lofoten Islands, Aronnax hopes that wonder will have conquered vengeance in Nemo's heart.
Citation: "May the judge disappear, and the philosopher continue the peaceful exploration of the sea!" — Jules Verne, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Part II, Chapter XXIII, Conclusion, trans. Anonymous 19th-century translation. (id twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea-q7)
Portrait: Houghton FC8 V5946 869ve - Verne, frontispiece, Édouard Riou and Alphonse de Neuville, Public domain.
