Francis Kilvert quotes

“It is a fine thing to be out on the hills alone. A man can hardly be a beast or a fool alone on a great mountain.”
-- Francis Kilvert

Source : W. Plomer (ed.) 'Selections from the Diary of the Rev. Francis Kilvert' (1938-40) 29 May 1871

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“Of all noxious animals, the most noxious is a tourist. And of all tourists the most vulgar, ill-bred, offensive and loathsome is the British tourist.”
-- Francis Kilvert

Source : W. Plomer (ed.) 'Selections from the Diary of the Rev. Francis Kilvert' (1938-40) 5 April 1870

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“God never can use any man very much till he has grace enough to forget himself entirely while doing God's work; for He will not give His glory to another nor share with the most valued instrument the praise that belongs to Jesus Christ alone.”

“This is our high calling, to represent Christ, and act in His behalf, and in His character and spirit, under all circumstances and toward all men.”

“No one man is superior to the game.”

“Our first duty is to satisfy the spiritual master, who can arrange for the Lord's mercy. A common man must first begin to serve the spiritual master or the devotee. Then, through the mercy of the devotee, the Lord will be satisfied. Unless one receives the dust of a devotee's lotus feet on one's head, there is no possibility of advancement. Unless one approaches a pure devotee, he cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

“There's no one who's dropped on top of the mountain. You've got to work your way to the top.”

“The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective.”

Source : Al Neuharth (1992). “Confessions of an S.O.B.”, Signet

“In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain in Chile, filming a segment for 'Scientific American Frontiers.'”

“I am just a person who can't skate in the mountains”

“Only he who bestirs himself can advance spiritually. The fool who uses extraneous aids for this, in the form of the ready-made opinions of others, only walks his path as if on crutches, while ignoring his own healthy limbs.”

Source : Abd-ru-shin (1998). “In the Light of Truth: The Grail Message”, p.4, Grail Foundation Press

“A Fool can become a Genius when he understands he is a Fool but. A Genius can become a Fool when he understands he is a Genius.”