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John Wesley Powell Quotes

We have an unknown distance yet to run, an unknown river to explore. What falls there are, we know not; what rocks beset the channel, we know not; what walls ride over the river, we know not. Ah, well! we may conjecture many things.
John Wesley Powell

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Author Details:
Type:
Explorer Quotes
Category:
American Explorer Quotes
Date of Birth:
March 24, 1834
Date of Death:
September 23, 1902
Nationality:
American
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