So is man's heart. The desire to perform a work which will endure, whi…

Jules Verne
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So is man's heart. The desire to perform a work which will endure, which will survive him, is the origin of his superiority over all other living creatures here below. It is this which has established his dominion, and this it is which justifies it, over all the world. ✨ Jules Verne (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Jules Verne (Illustrated), p.2849, Delphi Classics
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