It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

Published on May 26, 2016 , under Quotes
Love It! Love It 0


Source: Edmund Hillary, As quoted in That’s Life : Wild Wit & Wisdom (2003) by Bonnie Louise Kuchler, page: 20.

Meaning: By reaching your goal and conquering the mountain you have let go of all the fears and reservations you had to attempt such an enormous feat. The fact that you faced your fears and challenges and overcame them bodes well for you as a person now and in the long term…when there will be other “mountains” and challenges in life to conquer you will be up for the task.

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves. - Sir Edmund Hillary

Tags: , , ,

Sponsored Links

Related Posts

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.

People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.

Steady perseverance is taking small steps to get to your achievement and toward which effort is directed. As long as you make movement toward a goal, that’s what matter most in life.

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.

What you get by achieving your goals is not nearly as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.

Self-confidence, the foundation of all great success and achievement.

Leave a Comment

Speak Your Mind



Speak your mind