Alfred Wainwright Professions : Author Born : January 17, 1907 Died : January 20, 1991 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Alfred Wainwright The fleeting hour of life of those who love the hills is quickly spent, but the hills are eternal. Always there will be the lonely ridge, the dancing beck, the silent forest; always there will be the exhilaration of the summits. These are for the seeking, and those who seek and find while there is still time will be blessed both in mind and body. Alfred Wainwright beauty inspirational life I went whenever I could, and always my eyes lifted to the hills. I was to find a spiritual and physical satisfaction in climbing mountains and a tranquil mind upon reaching their summits, as though I had escaped from the disappointments and unkindness of life and emerged above them into a new world, a better world. Alfred Wainwright disappointment spiritual life An objective is an ambition, and life without ambition is ... well, aimless wandering. Alfred Wainwright wander wells ambition You were made to soar, to crash to earth, then to rise and soar again. Alfred Wainwright destiny motivational inspirational Similar Authors F. E. Marsh author Iimani David author Beatrice Faust author Isabella Macdonald Alden author Isabella Beeton author Alan AtKisson author All Authors