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Quotes

Wise words for hard moments...

Sometimes you have no clue how to continue, whether on a steep mountain, in your armchair or behind your desk. 


But the 7summits.com quotes come to the rescue! We have collected a bunch of motivating, humorous and serious qoutes from famous and not so famous people.

Most of them relate to mountaineering in one way or another although even we don't always see the connection :-)




Motivational climbing quote 1:

"It is never the fall that kills, it's the sudden stop at the end." -- Mountain Guide's Handbook


Motivational climbing quote 2:

"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way." -- Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss)


Motivational climbing quote 3:

"It's not advisable to drink too much strong liquors while climbing in the Alps. If, however, you are going to fall over a cliff, it's advisable to be thoroughly intoxicated when you do so." -- Anonymous English alpinist.


Motivational climbing quote 4:

"You know the difference between trauma and 'no big deal' ? Trauma is when it happens to me. 'No big deal' is when it happens to you... This roof is 'no big deal' !" -- William Wright.


Motivational climbing quote 5:

"Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified." -- Samuel Johnson



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