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Top 20 Fridtjof Nansen Quotes (2025 Update)

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.”

1. “The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

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Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “I demolish my bridges behind me – then there is no choice but forward.”

2. “I demolish my bridges behind me – then there is no choice but forward.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

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Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “Man wants to know, and when he ceases to do so, he is no longer a man.”

3. “Man wants to know, and when he ceases to do so, he is no longer a man.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “The first great thing is to find yourself and for that you need solitude and contemplation – at least sometimes. I can tell you deliverance will not come from the rushing noisy centers of civilization. It will come from the lonely places.”

4. “The first great thing is to find yourself and for that you need solitude and contemplation – at least sometimes. I can tell you deliverance will not come from the rushing noisy centers of civilization. It will come from the lonely places.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “Have you not succeeded? Continue! Have you succeeded? Continue!”

5. “Have you not succeeded? Continue! Have you succeeded? Continue!”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport.”

6. “It is better to go skiing and think of God, than go to church and think of sport.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “Happiness is the struggle towards a summit and, when it is attained, it is happiness to glimpse new summits on the other side.”

7. “Happiness is the struggle towards a summit and, when it is attained, it is happiness to glimpse new summits on the other side.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “Love is life’s snow. It falls deepest and softest into the gashes left by the fight – whiter and purer than snow itself.”

8. “Love is life’s snow. It falls deepest and softest into the gashes left by the fight – whiter and purer than snow itself.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “War will cease when men refuse to fight.”

9. “War will cease when men refuse to fight.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “Is it not in the struggle to obtain knowledge that happiness exists? I am very ignorant, consequently the conditions of happiness are mine.”

10. “Is it not in the struggle to obtain knowledge that happiness exists? I am very ignorant, consequently the conditions of happiness are mine.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “Never stop because you are afraid – you are never so likely to be wrong.”

11. “Never stop because you are afraid – you are never so likely to be wrong.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “The history of the human race is a continual struggle from darkness into light. It is, therefore, to no purpose to discuss the use of knowledge; man wants to know, and when he ceases to do so, is no longer a man.”

12. “The history of the human race is a continual struggle from darkness into light. It is, therefore, to no purpose to discuss the use of knowledge; man wants to know, and when he ceases to do so, is no longer a man.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched invention.”

13. “Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched invention.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “Never stop because you are afraid – you are never so likely to be wrong. Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched invention. The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.”

14. “Never stop because you are afraid – you are never so likely to be wrong. Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched invention. The difficult is what takes a little time; the impossible is what takes a little longer.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “If nations could overcome the mutual fear and distrust whose sombre shadow is now thrown over the world, and could meet with confidence and good will to settle their possible differences, they would easily be able to establish a lasting peace.”

15. “If nations could overcome the mutual fear and distrust whose sombre shadow is now thrown over the world, and could meet with confidence and good will to settle their possible differences, they would easily be able to establish a lasting peace.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “You are one with your skis and nature. This is something that develops not only the body but the soul as well, and it has a deeper meaning for a people than most of us perceive.”

16. “You are one with your skis and nature. This is something that develops not only the body but the soul as well, and it has a deeper meaning for a people than most of us perceive.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “Alas! Alas! Life is full of disappointments; as one reaches one ridge there is always another and a higher one beyond which blocks the view.”

17. “Alas! Alas! Life is full of disappointments; as one reaches one ridge there is always another and a higher one beyond which blocks the view.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “The whole plan of extermination was nothing less than a cold blooded, calculated political measure, having for its object the annihilation of a superior element in the population, which might prove troublesome, and to this must be added the motive of greed.”

18. “The whole plan of extermination was nothing less than a cold blooded, calculated political measure, having for its object the annihilation of a superior element in the population, which might prove troublesome, and to this must be added the motive of greed.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “The starry sky is the truest friend in life, when you first become acquainted; it is ever there, it gives ever peace, ever reminds you that your restlessness, your doubt, your pains are passing trivialities. The universe is and will remain unshaken. Our opinions, our struggles, or sufferings are not so important and unique, when all is said and done.”

19. “The starry sky is the truest friend in life, when you first become acquainted; it is ever there, it gives ever peace, ever reminds you that your restlessness, your doubt, your pains are passing trivialities. The universe is and will remain unshaken. Our opinions, our struggles, or sufferings are not so important and unique, when all is said and done.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “Hope is a rickety craft to trust one’s self to. I.”

20. “Hope is a rickety craft to trust one’s self to. I.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

Fridtjof Nansen Quote: “Most people are satisfied too soon, and that is the reason why there is so little wisdom in the world.”

21. “Most people are satisfied too soon, and that is the reason why there is so little wisdom in the world.”

— Fridtjof Nansen

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