Quotes by Fridtjof Nansen

• 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.
• The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.
• Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong.
• Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched invention.
• I demolish my bridges behind me - then there is no choice but forward.
• It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport.