Quotes about Exploration

it is only when a man goes out into the world with the thought that there are heroisms all round him, and with the desire all alive in his heart to follow any which may come within sight of him, that he breaks away... from the life he knows, and ventures forth into the wonderful mystic twilight land where lie the great adventures and the great rewards.

My nerves tingled with the sense of adventure. Throwing aside my cigarette, I closed my hand upon the butt of my revolver, and, walking swiftly up the door, I looked in.

Scepticismcan never be thoroughly applied, else life would come to a standstill.

Prayer is the breath of your life which gives you the freedom to go and stay where you wish and to find the many signs which point out the way to a new land.

I feel that my life and therefore my writing accept the possibility of all the mystery. Everything we don't know; everything that can possibly happen.

At last he rose, and twitch'd his mantle blue: Tomorrow to fresh woods and pastures new.

Asking questions is the key to understanding.

Student—"any person who studies, investigates, or examines thoughtfully.

An unguarded face is a deep well; you don't go there casually, without ropes or lamps.

I have found things while I was lost that I might never have discovered if I had stayed on the path. I have decided to stop fighting the prospect of getting lost and engage it as a spiritual practice instead.

Reverence requires a certain pace. It requires a willingness to take detours, even side trips, which are not part of the original plan.

It is a great thing to see something familiar from an unfamiliar angle for the first time, even if it is because you have been worried and lost for longer than you would have liked.