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    He who has not an adventure has not horse or mule, so says
    Solomon.--Who is too adventurous, said Echephron,--loses horse
    and mule.
    [Fr., Qui ne s'adventure n'a cheval ny mule, ce dist Salomon.--
    Qui trop, dist Echephron, s'adventure--perd cheval et mule,
    respondit Malcon.]

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. . . and now expecting
Each hour their great adventurer, from the search
Of foreign words.

. . . and now expecting
Each hour their great adventurer, from the search
Of foreign words.

by John Milton Found in: Adventure Quotes,
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Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and adventures are the shadow truths that will endure when mere read more

Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and adventures are the shadow truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes and forgotten.rn

by Neil Gaiman Found in: Adventure Quotes,
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You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.

by Rabindranath Tagore Found in: Adventure Quotes,
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Adventure is not outside a man; it is within.

Adventure is not outside a man; it is within.

by David Grayson Found in: Adventure Quotes,
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Remember what Bilbo used to say: It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, read more

Remember what Bilbo used to say: It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.

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Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul.

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A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.

A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly, takes all patiently, defends courageously, and continues a friend unchangeably.

by William Penn Found in: Adventure Quotes,
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We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience and character

We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience and character

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Adventure Quotes,
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You can't put equipment on your gravestone.
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Ian Stewart's father about the risks he was taking.

You can't put equipment on your gravestone.
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Ian Stewart's father about the risks he was taking.

by Mr Stewart Found in: Adventure Quotes,
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