10 Inspirational quotes about Rocky Mountain National Park
- “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.” – John Muir (Scottish-American naturalist, explorer, and writer)
- “The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir (Scottish-American naturalist, explorer, and writer)
- “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Live the life the mountain teaches you.” – John Muir (Scottish-American naturalist, explorer, and writer)
- “In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir (Scottish-American naturalist, explorer, and writer)
- “The best view comes after the hardest climb.” – Edmund Hillary (New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist)
- “Aspire to the heights. There will be moments when the world is against you. When everything seems hopeless. But hold on, never give up, and keep moving forward. For in the end, the only barrier in your path is the one you create.” – Edmund Hillary (New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist)
- “Let us keep the campfires burning, for winter’s ashes are always cold.” – Horace Greeley (American politician, newspaper editor, and social reformer)
- “Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien (English philologist, poet, novelist, and academic)
- “You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” – Mahatma Gandhi (Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist) (While not specific to mountains, it captures the spirit of perseverance needed to explore them)
10. “The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – Saint Augustine (Roman bishop and theologian)
