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> [The thing to be wished for, is not that the mountains should become easier, but that men should become wiser and stronger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-whymper/the-thing-to-be-wished-for-is-not-that-the-mountains-should-become/)

[Edward Whymper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-whymper/)

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## More by Edward Whymper

> [The thing to be wished for, is not that the mountains should become easier, but that men should become wiser and stronger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-whymper/the-thing-to-be-wished-for-is-not-that-the-mountains-should-become/)

[Edward Whymper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-whymper/)

> [“Climb if you will, but remember that courage and strength are naught without prudence, and that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-whymper/climb-if-you-will-but-remember-that-courage-and-strength-are-naught/)

[Edward Whymper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-whymper/)

> [There have been joys too great to be described in words, and there have been griefs upon which I have not dared to dwell,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-whymper/there-have-been-joys-too-great-to-be-described-in-words-and-there/)

[Edward Whymper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-whymper/)

> [Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-whymper/do-nothing-in-haste-look-well-to-each-step-and-from-the-beginning/)

[Edward Whymper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-whymper/)

> [“Still, the last sad memory hovers round, and sometimes drifts across like floating mist, cutting off sunshine and chilling the remembrance of happier times.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-whymper/still-the-last-sad-memory-hovers-round-and-sometimes-drifts-across/)

[Edward Whymper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-whymper/)

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