Adventure Quote by Edgar Rice Burroughs
““To Tarzan of the Apes the expedition was in the nature of a holiday outing. His civilization was at best but an outward veneer which he gladly peeled off with his uncomfortable European clothes whenever any reasonable pretext presented itself. It was a woman's love which kept Tarzan even to the semblance of civilization—a condition for which familiarity had bred contempt. He hated the shams and the hypocrisies of it and with the clear vision of an unspoiled mind he had penetrated to the rotten core of the heart of the thing—the cowardly greed for peace and ease and the safe-guarding of property rights. That the fine things of life—art, music and literature—had thriven upon such enervating ideals he strenuously denied, insisting, rather, that they had endured in spite of civilization. "Show me the fat, opulent coward," he was wont to say, "who ever originated a beautiful ideal. In the clash of arms, in the battle for survival, amid hunger and death and danger, in the face of God as manifested in the display of Nature's most terrific forces, is born all that is finest and best in the human heart and mind." And so Tarzan always came back to Nature in the””
About This Quote
Source Novel: Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, 1912
Tarzan values raw nature and authentic experience over artificial civilization, seeing true ideals arise from struggle and natural forces.
In simple terms: Nature reveals true human strength and ideals.
Key Takeaway
Seek authenticity and growth through natural challenges.
Themes
nature
authenticity
civilization
idealism
Mood
reflective
critical
Type
philosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- adventure travel
- environmental activism
- personal growth
- cultural critique
Key Concepts
philosophy
human nature
critique of society
Questions to Reflect On
- What aspects of modern life feel artificial to you?
- How can you find balance between civilization and natural instincts?
A Different Perspective
Romanticizing nature may ignore its dangers and complexities.
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