“The passion for travelling is, I believe, instinctive in some natures. We have seen men persevere in their enterprises against the most formidable obstacles; and, without means or friends, and even ignorant of the languages of the various countries through which they passed, pursue their perilous journeys into remote places, until, like the knight in the Arabian tale, they succeeded in snatching a memorial from every shrine they visited.” MenBelieveMeanCountryPassionLanguageI BelieveJourneyVariousObstaclesTalesIgnorantPursueEnterpriseMemorialKnightsPersevereFormidableShrinesArabianRemote Places Book:A Voyage Round the World: Volume I, Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832 Source: A Voyage Round the World: Volume I, Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832
“If to be great means to be good, then Denis Diderot was a little man. But if to be great means to do great things in the teeth of great obstacles, then none can refuse him a place in the temple of the Immortals.” IfsMenMeanLittlesRefuseObstaclesBe GoodTeethGreat ThingsTemplesLittle Man Author:Evelyn Beatrice Hall
“I guess most of us would rather not discuss cancer because we are all afraid we might be told we have it. It's hard for people to even say the word, and that's the first obstacle you have to overcome when you are diagnosed with the disease. I think once you understand a little more about it ... I don't mean it gets any easier ... but I think you give it more in-depth thought about how you're going to deal with it.” PeopleThinkingGivingFirstsMeanLittlesHardMightDealsEasierDiseaseOvercomingDepthCancerObstacles Author:Arnold Palmer