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    What will this boaster produce worthy of this mouthing? The
    mountains are in labor; a ridiculous mouse will be born.
    [Lat., Quid dignum tanto feret hic promissor hiatu?
    Parturiunt montes; nascetur ridiculus mus.]

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Then the Omnipotent Father with his thunder made Olympus tremble,
and from Ossa hurled Pelion.

Then the Omnipotent Father with his thunder made Olympus tremble,
and from Ossa hurled Pelion.

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Whose sunbright summit mingles with the sky.

Whose sunbright summit mingles with the sky.

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Mountains Quotes,
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Round its breast the rolling clouds are spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on its head.

Round its breast the rolling clouds are spread,
Eternal sunshine settles on its head.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Mountains Quotes,
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Mountains interposed
Make enemies of nations, who had else
Like kindred drops been mingled into one.

Mountains interposed
Make enemies of nations, who had else
Like kindred drops been mingled into one.

by William Cowper Found in: Mountains Quotes,
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Over the hills and o'er the main,
To Flanders, Portugal and Spain,
Queen Anne commands and we'll read more

Over the hills and o'er the main,
To Flanders, Portugal and Spain,
Queen Anne commands and we'll obey,
Over the hills and far away.

by Old Song Found in: Mountains Quotes,
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Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for read more

Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.

by Edmund Hillary Found in: Mountains Quotes,
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Going to the mountains is going home.

Going to the mountains is going home.

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The mountain was in labour, and Jove was afraid, but it brought
forth a mouse.

The mountain was in labour, and Jove was afraid, but it brought
forth a mouse.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Mountains Quotes,
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In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs

In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Mountains Quotes,
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