James Cook·1774Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it is possible for man to go.
James Cook·1774I whose ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.
Ibn Battuta·1355I set out alone, having neither fellow-traveller in whose companionship I might find cheer, nor caravan whose party I might join, but swayed by an overmastering impulse within me and a desire long-cherished in my bosom to visit these illustrious sanctuaries.
The world will hardly admit of an excuse for a man leaving a coast unexplored he has once discovered.
In prosecuting these discoveries, the dangers we are exposed to are obvious, but I rejoice that we are chosen to confront them.
Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.
