“When exploring, read the warning signs: figuratively and literally.” Life LessonsWisdom QuotesMitta XinindluNew ExperiencesRed FlagsWarning SignsExploring Expedition Author:Mitta Xinindlu
“I had not then learned the philosophy which teaches that he who would attempt enterprises of great command, must begin his government by laying its foundations in his own breast, in control of his own passions & that he who would survey the world must first sound the depth & shallows of his own character.” PoliticsExploring ExpeditionPhilbrickWilkesCourt MartialSea Of GloryUs Ex Ex Author:William Reynolds
“Voss could always, if necessary, fail to understand. But wounds will wince, especially in the salt air. He was smiling and screwing up his eyes at the great theatre of light and water. Some pitied him. Some despised him for his funny appearance of a foreigner. None, he realized with a tremor of anger, was conscious of his strength. Mediocre, animal men never do guess at the power of rock or fire, until the last moment before those elements reduce them to - nothing. This, the palest, the most transparent of words, yet comes closest to being complete.” NatureExploring Expedition Book:Voss Source: Voss