Climbing To The Top Quotes by Robert W. Service, Dan Osman, John Muir, Andy Rooney, Greg Child, William Blake and many others.
It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out; it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.
The best part is getting to the top ’cause the pain’s all over.
I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.
Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.
Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
We don’t live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life. That is what life means, and that is what life is for.
I climb upon the highest mountains, laughing at all tragedies – whether real or imaginary.
There’s no such thing as bad weather – only the wrong clothes.
What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy. And joy is, after all, the end of life. We do not live to eat and make money.
Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.
There’s no such thing as bad weather, just soft people.
Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach.
The first question which you will ask and which I must try to answer is this; What is the use of climbing Mount Everest? and my answer must at once be, it is no use. There is not the slightest prospect of any gain whatsoever.
After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.
Climbing at altitude is like hitting your head against a brick wall – it’s great when you stop.
