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Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.
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From what I have said of the natives of New Holland, they may appear to some to be the most wretched people upon earth; but in reality they are far happier than we Europeans; being wholly unacquainted not only with the superfluous but the necessary conveniences so much sought after in Europe, they are happy in not knowing the use of them.
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Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it.
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Born:
November 7, 1728
Died:
February 14, 1779
(aged 50)
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Captain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy.
Known for:
A voyage to the Pacific Ocean
Pacific images
Hunt for the Southern Continent
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