Put two ships in the open sea, without wind or tide, and, at last, they will come together. Throw two planets into space, and they will fall one on the other. Place two enemies in the midst of a crowd, and they will inevitably meet; it is a fatality, a question of time; that is all. - Jules Verne (A Floating City Quotes)

Put two ships in the open sea, without wind or tide, and, at last, they will come together. Throw two planets into space, and they will fall one on the other. Place two enemies in the midst of a crowd, and they will inevitably meet; it is a fatality, a question of time; that is all.[Mettez deux navires en pleine mer, sans vent, sans courant, et ils finiront par s’accoster: Jetez deux planètes immobiles dans l’espace, et elles tomberont l’une sur l’autre. Placez deux ennemis au milieu d’une foule, et ils se rencontreront inévitablement. C’est fatal. Une question de temps, voilà tout.]

Source:(Charles Scribner's Sons, ed. 1904), Chapter XVI, Page 83
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