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“Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.”
― Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination
― Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination
“Mountains are not Stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.”
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“A trifle after noon the boys borrowed a small skiff from a citizen who was absent,”
― The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
― The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
“I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!”
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“For the stone from the top for geologists, the knowledge of the limits of endurance for the doctors, but above all for the spirit of adventure to keep alive the soul of man.”
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