Yiannis Kouros quotes

Yiannis Kouros quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“These are times in which a genius would wish to live. It is not in the still calm of life, or the repose of a pacific station, that great characters are formed.”
“Become strong again in spirit, strong in will, strong in endurance, strong to bear all sacrifices”
“Nothing to mountaineering, just a little physical endurance, a good deal of brains, lots of practice, and plenty of warm clothing.”
“The best form of endurance exercise is the performance of the event.”
“Endurance is lost rapidly if one ceases to work at its maximum.”
“Poets by Death are conquer'd but the wit Of poets triumphs over it.”
“We must conquer life by living it to the full, and then we can go to meet death with a certain prestige.”
“There are no more worlds to conquer!”
“No one is ever a victim, although your conquerors would have you believe in your own victimhood. How else could they conquer you?”
“Self-Conquest is the greatest of victories. Mighty is he who conquers himself.”

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