Generally, I like all islands. There, it is easier to rule.
I do not know what 'moss' stands for in the proverb , but if it stood for useful knowledge. . . I gathered more moss by rolling than I ever did at school.
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.
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.
From the sentimental point of view, it is the last great Polar journey that can be made.
Men Wanted for Dangerous Expedition: Low Wages for Long Hours of Arduous Labour under Brutal Conditions; Months of Continual Darkness and Extreme Cold; Great Risk to Life and Limb from Disease, Accidents and Other Hazards; Small Chance of Fame in Case of Success.
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.
I only use three primaries, so the nice thing is I can't have favorite colors.
Those of us who always abhorred slavery as an atheistical iniquity, gladly we join in the exulting chorus of humanity over its downfall.
I’ve always sort of preferred people who are not entirely likable.
If there is one thing educators can agree on, it's this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning.