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I believe that when an elder dies, a library is burned: vast sums of wisdom and knowledge are lost. Throughout the world libraries are ablaze with scant attention. Elizabeth Kapu'uwailani Lindsey
Wisdom Knowledge Library World Lost Believe I Believe I Believe That Sums Libraries Scant Vast Throughout Attention Dies Burned Elder
The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat. Jacques Yves Cousteau
Hope Great Man Old Before Phrase Only Never Same Literal Boat Meaning Sea Now
If we go on the way we have, the fault is our greed and if we are not willing to change, we will disappear from the face of the globe, to be replaced by the insect. Jacques Yves Cousteau
Change Fault Will Face Greed Our Way Insect Willing Disappear Globe Go Replaced
For the execution of the voyage to the Indies, I did not make use of intelligence, mathematics or maps. Christopher Columbus
Mathematics Intelligence Indies Execution Make Voyage Did Use Maps
Gold is a treasure, and he who possesses it does all he wishes to in this world, and succeeds in helping souls into paradise. Christopher Columbus
World Paradise Possesses He Wishes Does Souls Gold Succeeds Who Helping Treasure
I don't want to know what time it is. I don't want to know what day it is or where I am. None of that matters. Christopher McCandless
Time Day Matters Know None Am Where Want
I now walk into the wild. Christopher McCandless
Walk Wild Now
I voted against this Indian bill, and my conscience yet tells me that I gave a good, honest vote, and one that I believe will not make me ashamed in the day of judgment. Davy Crockett
Good Day Me Vote Will Judgment Believe Gave Tells Indian Voted Make Against Ashamed Bill Conscience Honest
Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down. Edmund Hillary
Life Down Bit Never Like Look Mountaineering
For every minute, the future is becoming the past. Thor Heyerdahl
Future Past Every Minute Becoming
These people are very unskilled in arms... with 50 men they could all be subjected and made to do all that one wished. Christopher Columbus
People Made Men Could Unskilled Wished Arms Subjected Very
Circumstance has no value. It is how one relates to a situation that has value. All true meaning resides in the personal relationship to a phenomenon... what it means to you. Christopher McCandless
Relationship You Value Situation Relates Circumstance True True Meaning How Personal Personal Relationship Meaning Means Resides Phenomenon
Fame is like a shaved pig with a greased tail, and it is only after it has slipped through the hands of some thousands, that some fellow, by mere chance, holds on to it! Davy Crockett
Thousands Some Only Tail Through Mere Like Shaved Fellow Pig Fame Hands After Holds Chance
It was expected of me that I was to bow to the name of Andrew Jackson... even at the expense of my conscience and judgement. such a thing was new to me, and a total stranger to my principles. Davy Crockett
Me Andrew Total New Name Bow Principles Judgement Expected Jackson Expense Stranger Such A Thing Even Conscience Thing
From birth, man carries the weight of gravity on his shoulders. He is bolted to earth. But man has only to sink beneath the surface and he is free. Jacques Yves Cousteau
Man Free Beneath Birth Earth Carries Only Weight He Surface His Sink Shoulders Gravity
It is certain that the study of human psychology, if it were undertaken exclusively in prisons, would also lead to misrepresentation and absurd generalizations. Jacques Yves Cousteau
Would Generalizations Lead Study Absurd Also Undertaken Prisons Were Human Psychology Certain
Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can? Jeff Rich
Success You Would Could If I Could Imagine
We have an unknown distance yet to run, an unknown river to explore. What falls there are, we know not; what rocks beset the channel, we know not; what walls ride over the river, we know not. Ah, well! we may conjecture many things. John Wesley Powell
Ride Walls Unknown Channel Distance Run River Over Know Well Falls Rocks May Explore Conjecture Many Things
Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive - the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive. Bear Grylls
Fate Whatever Our Alive Ourselves Must Stay Determined Through Push Takes Make How How Far Survive Endure Decisions To Survive Far Prepared
Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there. Christopher Columbus
Morning Meet Our Seven Distant Anchor Fearing Determining Leagues Come Tide Course Island Till Arrived Continue Noon Off Stood Six Against Us Found Night
No man who has not tried it can imagine what dreadful hard work it is to listen. Splitting gum logs in the dog days is child's play to it. I've tried both, and give the preference to the gum logs. Davy Crockett
Work Hard Work Man Dog Dreadful Log Tried Gum Give Both Splitting Days Child Listen Preference Hard Who Play Imagine
The traveller who aspires to reach the highlands of Tibet from Kashmir cannot be borne along in a carriage or hill-cart. For much of the way, he is limited to a foot pace, and if he has regard to his horse, he walks down all rugged and steep descents, which are many, and dismounts at most bridges. Isabella Bird
Rugged Walks Down Way Carriage Borne Horse Steep Foot He Tibet Along Reach Most Limited His Regard Pace Cannot Which Much Kashmir Who Many Bridges Traveller
If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work. Jacques Yves Cousteau
Work Hope Future Faith Logical Indeed Would Would-Be More Bleak Were Than Human Human Beings Beings
No sooner does man discover intelligence than he tries to involve it in his own stupidity. Jacques Yves Cousteau
Man Intelligence Stupidity Own Tries He Sooner Involve Does Discover His Than
Accidents on big mountains happen when people's ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride. Bear Grylls
Good Heart People Pride Big Judgment Accidents Ambition Mountains Cloud Good Judgment About Instinct Climbing Happen
The air soft as that of Seville in April, and so fragrant that it was delicious to breathe it. Christopher Columbus
Nature Fragrant Air Seville April Delicious Breathe Soft
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