I regard it as the foremost task of education to insure the survival of these qualities: an enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in pursuit, readiness for sensible self denial, and above all, compassion

We are all better than we know. If only we can be brought to realise this, we may never be prepared to settle for anything less

The worth of a faith does not consist in the clarity with which it is stated but in the steadfastness with which it is defended.

There exists within everyone a grand passion, an outlandish thirst for adventure, a desire to live boldly and vividly through the journey of life.

I regard it as the foremost task of education to insure the survival of these qualities: an enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in pursuit, readiness for sensible self denial, and above all, compassion

Without the instinct for adventure, any civilization, however enlightened; any state, however well-ordered, will wilt and wither.

The passion of rescue reveals the highest dynamic of the human soul.