Top 7 John Hanning Speke Quotes (2025 Update)

John Hanning Speke Quote: “The lion is, however, rarely heard – much more seldom seen.”

1. “The lion is, however, rarely heard – much more seldom seen.”

John Hanning Speke Quote: “The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion.”

2. “The equatorial line is, in fact, the centre of atmospheric motion.”

3. “Twins are usually hailed with delight, because they swell the power of the family, though in some instances they are put to death.”

— John Hanning Speke

4. “The expedition had now performed its functions. I saw that old father Nile without any doubt rises in the Victoria Nyanza, and as I had foretold, that lake is the great source of the holy river which cradled the first expounder of our religious belief.”

— John Hanning Speke

5. “I was afterwards sorry for this, though, if I ever travel again, I shall trust to none but natives, as the climate of Africa is too trying to foreigners.”

— John Hanning Speke

6. “My first occupation was to map the country.”

— John Hanning Speke

7. “So is the savage buffalo, especially delighting in dark places, where he can wallow in the mud and slake his thirst without much trouble; and here also we find the wild pig.”

— John Hanning Speke

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