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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.

James Cook

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.

James Cook

Remember, the greater the opportunity, the fewer are those who see it.

James Cook

James Cook

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Born: November 7, 1728

Died: February 14, 1779 (aged 50)

Bio: 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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