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Ernest Shackleton Quotes

(Was he talking about a polar expedition, or marriage?) -Jorge Men Wanted: For hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success Picture Quote #1

We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man Picture Quote #1

Now my eyes are turned from the South to the North, and I want to lead one more Expedition. This will be the last... to the North Pole Picture Quote #1

Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all Picture Quote #1

Superhuman effort isn’t worth a damn unless it achieves results Picture Quote #1

When things are easy, I hate it Picture Quote #1

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Optimism is true moral courage Picture Quote #1

If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard Picture Quote #1

Optimism is the true moral courage Picture Quote #1

I have often marveled at the thin line which separates success from failure Picture Quote #1

I thought you’d rather have a live donkey than a dead lion Picture Quote #1

A man must shape himself to a new mark directly the old one goes to ground Picture Quote #1

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If you’re a leader, a fellow that other fellows look to, you’ve got to keep going Picture Quote #1

I chose life over death for myself and my friends... I believe it is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all Picture Quote #1

Life to me is the greatest of all games. The danger lies in treating it as a trivial game, a game to be taken lightly, and a game in which the rules don’t matter much. The rules matter a great deal. The game has to be played fairly or it is no game at all. And even to win the game is not the chief end. The chief end is to win it honorably and splendidly Picture Quote #1

The noise resembles the roar of heavy, distant surf. Standing on the stirring ice one can imagine it is disturbed by the breathing and tossing of a mighty giant below Picture Quote #1

I seemed to vow to myself that some day I would go to the region of ice and snow and go on and on till I came to one of the poles of the earth, the end of the axis upon which this great round ball turns Picture Quote #1

I called to the other men that the sky was clearing, and then a moment later I realized that what I had seen was not a rift in the clouds but the white crest of an enormous wave Picture Quote #1

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After months of want and hunger, we suddenly found ourselves able to have meals fit for the gods, and with appetites the gods might have envied Picture Quote #1

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(Was he talking about a polar expedition, or marriage?) -Jorge Men Wanted: For hazardous journey. Small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) We had seen God in His splendors, heard the text that Nature renders. We had reached the naked soul of man (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) Now my eyes are turned from the South to the North, and I want to lead one more Expedition. This will be the last... to the North Pole (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) Superhuman effort isn’t worth a damn unless it achieves results (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) When things are easy, I hate it (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) Optimism is true moral courage (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) If I had not some strength of will I would make a first class drunkard (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) Optimism is the true moral courage (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) I have often marveled at the thin line which separates success from failure (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) I thought you’d rather have a live donkey than a dead lion (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) A man must shape himself to a new mark directly the old one goes to ground (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) If you’re a leader, a fellow that other fellows look to, you’ve got to keep going (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) I chose life over death for myself and my friends... I believe it is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be not to explore at all (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) Life to me is the greatest of all games. The danger lies in treating it as a trivial game, a game to be taken lightly, and a game in which the rules don’t matter much. The rules matter a great deal. The game has to be played fairly or it is no game at all. And even to win the game is not the chief end. The chief end is to win it honorably and splendidly (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) The noise resembles the roar of heavy, distant surf. Standing on the stirring ice one can imagine it is disturbed by the breathing and tossing of a mighty giant below (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) I seemed to vow to myself that some day I would go to the region of ice and snow and go on and on till I came to one of the poles of the earth, the end of the axis upon which this great round ball turns (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) I called to the other men that the sky was clearing, and then a moment later I realized that what I had seen was not a rift in the clouds but the white crest of an enormous wave (Ernest Shackleton Quotes) After months of want and hunger, we suddenly found ourselves able to have meals fit for the gods, and with appetites the gods might have envied (Ernest Shackleton Quotes)