Favorite quotes

[Doctari]

I carry a copy of some of my favorite quotes when I hike. It takes about 6: 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper. Gives me something to read that I know I will like even tho I have read them all many times before.

Everthing from Yoda: "NO! Try not, do or do not, there is no try."

To Shakespeare: To be or not to be, that is the question. Weather ‘tis nobler in the mind, to suffer the slings & arrows of outrageous fortune. Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, & by opposing, end them. To die, to sleep, no more, & by a sleep to say we end the heartache & the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to. Tis a consummation devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep, to sleep, perchance to dream. Aye, there’s the rub, for in that sleep of death, what dreams may come. When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, must give us pause. There’s the respect that makes calamity of so long life. For who would bear the whips & scorns of time. The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumely. The pangs of despis’d love, the law’s delay, the insolence of office, & the spurns that patient merit of the unworthy takes. When he himself might his quietus make with a bare bodkin? Who would fardles bear, to grunt & sweat under a weary life, but that the dread of something after death. The undiscovered country, from whose bourn, no traveler returns, puzzles the will, & makes us rather bear those ills we have than fly to others that we know not of? Thus conscious does make cowards of us all & thus the native hue of resolution is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought, & enterprises of great pith & moment with this regard their currents turn awry, & lose the name of action.

Nike commercial: You could get mauled by a bear & Die. You could get bit by a snake & Die. You could fall off a cliff & Die. You could get struck by lightning & Die. You could get shot by a hunter & Die. Or, you could stay home, sit on the couch, eat potato chips, & DIE.

Haiku:
Walking around camp
Why do I do this always?
Trip on my guy lines.

My thoughts: No problem should be your guide to all matters pertaining to a hike. If you are having a bad day, take a break, smell the flowers, or shorten your hike that day. Just hike to the next shelter, campsite, hostel, town, etc. Go as light as possible! Except for rain gear, if you haven’t used something for a week, send it to the next post office, if you don't need it by the time you get to the post office, send it home, no excuses! Hike at your own pace; don't try to keep up with anyone else! This is your hike; don’t let someone else dictate to you! Get water every chance you can, within reason. At camp, get as much water as you can. Embrace the pain, snoring, rain, bugs, heat, companions, homesickness etc.! Just make it part of the experience & enjoy it. Have a great hike!

Do you carry along some favorites??

Or just remember some you would like to share?

Doctari.