Adventure Quotes
For those who believe life should be lived, not watched. Quotes about risk, exploration, and wonder.
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"Adventure is not outside man; it is within."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"The very essence of romance is uncertainty."Edgar Allan Poe
"Adventure is the path least worn by the cautious Heart."Emily Dickinson
"Adventure awaits the curious."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Seek adventure."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Adventure is found in the pursuit of truth."François Mauriac
"Really, what we want now, is for things to happen that we can write about."Mark Twain
"The war against boredom is the only war worth waging."Mark Twain
"A place to which we are not invited is the only place worth going to."Mark Twain
"Adventure awaits those brave enough to seek it."Nathaniel Hawthorne
"It is not down on any map; true places never are."Herman Melville
"Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth, I account it high time to get to sea."Herman Melville
"Call me ishmael; some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, I thought I would sail about a little."Herman Melville
"A man walks forth from his tent, and the world opens before him."Herman Melville
"The only true adventure is into the depths of our own minds."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"The adventure of life begins when we stop following the map."François Mauriac
"Adventure is what we call living when we stop playing it safe."François Mauriac
"In life you have to risk it all."Henry James
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness."Mark Twain
"I have seen a good deal of the world and am thankful for it."Mark Twain
"Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can."Herman Melville
"The greatest adventures are often the ones we do not plan."Herman Melville
"The pursuit of adventure reveals the emptiness within us."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Adventure is the excuse we use to run from ourselves."Louis-Ferdinand Céline
"Adventure awaits those who seek it."Romain Rolland
"Adventure transforms the spirit."Romain Rolland
"If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads."Anatole France
"Adventure begins when we stop waiting for permission to live."François Mauriac
"Adventure is where the soul meets the unknown and becomes itself"Henry James
"Adventure is the antidote to a life lived in fear"Henry James