Alas! Alas! Life is full of disappointments; as one reaches one ridge there is always another and a higher one beyond which blocks the view.
Fridtjof Nansen

I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward.
Fridtjof Nansen

It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport.
Fridtjof Nansen

Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched invention.
Fridtjof Nansen

Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong.
Fridtjof Nansen

The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.
Fridtjof Nansen