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 What will this boaster produce worthy of this mouthing? The 
mountains are in labor; a ridiculous mouse will be read more 
 What will this boaster produce worthy of this mouthing? The 
mountains are in labor; a ridiculous mouse will be born.
 [Lat., Quid dignum tanto feret hic promissor hiatu?
  Parturiunt montes; nascetur ridiculus mus.] 
I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a read more
I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.
 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view,
 And robes the mountain in its azure hue.  
 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view,
 And robes the mountain in its azure hue. 
Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.
Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.
 Heav'd on Olympus tottering Ossa stood;
 On Ossa, Pelion nods with all his wood.  
 Heav'd on Olympus tottering Ossa stood;
 On Ossa, Pelion nods with all his wood. 
In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs
In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs
 And o'er the hills and far away,
 Beyond their utmost purple rim,
  Beyond the night, across the read more 
 And o'er the hills and far away,
 Beyond their utmost purple rim,
  Beyond the night, across the day,
   Thro' all the world she followed him. 
Well, we knocked the bastard off!
Well, we knocked the bastard off!
 Daily with souls that cringe and plot,
 We Sinais climb and know it not.  
 Daily with souls that cringe and plot,
 We Sinais climb and know it not.