"Though my father was a sirdar, he always carried loads. It is hard for someone who is walking unburdened to generate in others an enthusiasm for work."

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Source : Jamling Tenzing Norgay, Broughton Coburn (2002). “Touching my father's soul: in the footsteps of Sherpa Tenzing”, Vintage

Jamling Tenzing Norgay

#Father Quotes #Enthusiasm Quotes #Walking Quotes

“The commonplace expression that life is nothing but a play is verified above all in this: the world speaks absolutely consistently in one way and acts absolutely consistently in another.”
“My personality has become one that tends to focus and move forward, yes. But I was not like that when I was 16 or 23, I think. I was much more uncertain, unconfident and inwards looking. Then via certain techniques I learned from psychotherapy, magick and just life in general I become more focused, confident and happy within myself.”
“Conscientious people are apt to see their duty in that which is the most painful course.”
“Whether happiness or unhappiness, freedom or slavery, in short whether good or evil results from an improved environment depends largely upon how the change has been brought about, upon the methods by which the physical results have been reached, and in what spirit and for what purpose the fruits of that change are used. Because a higher standard of living, a greater productiveness and a command over nature are not good in and of themselves does not mean that we cannot make good of them, that they cannot be a source of inner strength.”
“I worked up a daily fury about some economic injustice because there were so many of them.”
“They were being driven to a prison, through no fault of their own, in all probability for life. In comparison, how much easier it would be to walk to the gallows than to this tomb of living horrors!”

Source : Nellie Bly (2016). “Ten Days in a Mad-House”, p.44, Nellie Bly
“I don't believe in religion, for I don't see that your religious people are any better than the rest.”

Source : Anna Sewell, General Press (2016). “Black Beauty (Illustrated Edition)”, p.134, GENERAL PRESS
“If we study history and anthropology we will find that all over the world the original people are Black people who migrated from Africa. This is confirmed by recent DNA studies. The only reason that we don't readily accept this is because we are indoctrinated to believe that Africa is the worst place that has ever been. If we had a more positive attitude about Africa we would run to it instead of running from it.”

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