Quotes by Explorers

I am not afraid of death, but would not want to die in some obscure or pointless way. Isabelle Eberhardt

Death Way Would Some Obscure Pointless Am Die Afraid Want

The belief in charms for protecting newborn infants is very strong in Greece. James Theodore Bent

Strong Charms Protecting Infants Very Greece Newborn Belief

In the islands of the Aegean Sea, every island is full of graves. James Theodore Bent

Every Island Islands Full Sea Graves

If you live to be 1000 years old, I hope I live to be 1000 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you. Jeff Rich

Hope Day You Old Live Minus Never Without Years

Never argue with a profit. Jeff Rich

Business Profit Argue Never

A goal without a plan is just a wish. Jeff Rich

Wish Without Goal Just Plan

Hell hath no fury like a politican scorned. Jeff Rich

Hell Fury Hath Like Scorned

No collection without compensation. Jeff Rich

Collection Without Compensation

You don't go to war with the President you want, you go to war with the President you have. Jeff Rich

War You President Go Want

Who is the architect? I am the architect. Jeff Rich

Architect Am Who

Courage is action, not talk. Jeff Rich

Courage Action Talk

Life is a work in progress. Jeff Rich

Life Work Progress Life Is A

All of the universe will be divided into two parts. Jeff Rich

Will Universe Divided Parts Two

The Allegator is the same, as the Crocodile, and differs only in Name. John Lawson

Crocodile Only Name Same Differs

The Inhabitants of Carolina, thro' the Richness of the Soil, live an easy and pleasant Life. John Lawson

Life Soil Live Pleasant Carolina Easy Inhabitants Richness

The Merchants of Carolina, are fair, frank Traders. John Lawson

Carolina Frank Merchants Fair

The Indian Corn, or Maiz, proves the most useful Grain in the World; and had it not been for the Fruitfulness of this Species, it would have proved very difficult to have settled some of the Plantations in America. John Lawson

World Difficult Corn Settled Would Indian Some Had Most Proved Proves Been Very America Grain Useful Species

Many of the French follow a Trade with the Indians, living very conveniently for that Interest. John Lawson

Living Follow Indians French Trade Very Conveniently Interest Many

The wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in symbols of speech, nor by speech itself. The resources of the graphic art are taxed beyond their powers in attempting to portray its features. Language and illustration combined must fail. John Wesley Powell

Art Language Illustration Resources Adequately Must Features Attempting Fail Combined Beyond Powers Nor Itself Wonders Cannot Grand Grand Canyon Canyon Taxed Graphic Portray Symbols Speech

You cannot see the Grand Canyon in one view, as if it were a changeless spectacle from which a curtain might be lifted, but to see it, you have to toil from month to month through its labyrinths. John Wesley Powell

You Month See Through Lifted Were Curtain Cannot Grand Which Grand Canyon Canyon Might View Toil Spectacle

Years of drought and famine come and years of flood and famine come, and the climate is not changed with dance, libation or prayer. John Wesley Powell

Prayer Dance Changed Drought Come Climate Years Famine Flood

It was the nearest to a casualty on the Spray in her whole course, so far as I know. The young man having come on board with compliments made the mishap most embarrassing. Joshua Slocum

Man Made Young Embarrassing Compliments Having Casualty Come Know Most Course Spray Young Man Board Far Whole Nearest Her

On this day there was soon wind enough and to spare. The same might have been said of the sea. The Spray was in the midst of the turbulent Gulf Stream itself. She was jumping like a porpoise over the uneasy waves. Joshua Slocum

My ship was also in better condition than when she sailed from Boston on her long voyage. She was still as sound as a nut, and as tight as the best ship afloat. She did not leak a drop - not one drop! Joshua Slocum

And now, without having wearied my friends, I hope, with detailed scientific accounts, theories, or deductions, I will only say that I have endeavoured to tell just the story of the adventure itself. Joshua Slocum

Hope Will Say Tell Detailed Having Only Adventure Without Scientific Friends Itself Accounts Just Story Theories Deduction Now