Quotes about Adventure
But I shall follow the endless, winding way, — the flowing river in the cave of man; careless whither I be led, reckless where I land.
— Herman Melville
Man must have just enough faith in himself to have adventures, and just enough doubt of himself to enjoy them.
— GK Chesterton
It is necessary that every man have at least somewhere to go. For there are times when one absolutely must go at least somewhere!
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
Among the map makers of each generation are the risk takers, those who see the opportunities, seize the moment and expand man's vision of the future
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
The finished man of the world must eat of every apple once.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not to sink under being man and wife, But get some color and music out of life?
— Robert Frost
Every tree sends its fibres forth in search of the Wild. The cities import it at any price. Men plow and sail for it. From the forest and wilderness come the tonics and barks which brace mankind.
— Henry David Thoreau
The brave man braves nothing, nor knows he of his bravery.
— Henry David Thoreau
Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.
— Edmund Hillary
I will make you brooches and toys for your delight Of bird-song at morning and star-shine at night. I will make a palace fit for you and me Of green days in forests and blue days at sea.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
I never knew of a morning in Africa when I woke that I was not happy.
— Ernest Hemingway
Variety is the mother of Enjoyment.
— Benjamin Disraeli