The body regulates the soul, and, like the balance-wheel, it is submitted to regular oscillations.[Le corps vient-il régler l’âme, et, comme le balancier, est-il soumis à des oscillations régulières.]
Source:The Watch's Soul or Master Zacharius (1854), Chapter II. The Pride of Science, Works of Jules Verne (ed. 1911), Volume 1, Page 34