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The Mysterious Island Quotes

He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem. - Jules Verne (The Mysterious Island Quotes)

He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.[Celui qui se trompe dans une intention qu’il croit bonne, on peut le combattre, on ne cesse pas de l’estimer.]

Source:(Charles Scribner's Sons, ed. 1918), Part III. The Secret of the Island, Chapter XVI, Page 460
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Jules Verne (The Mysterious Island Quotes)
  • Book: The Mysterious Island
  • Writer: Jules Verne
  • Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure
  • Published: 1874
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