Depressed Climbers

Famous quotes containing the words depressed and/or climbers:

“Pain and pleasure are infectious. It depresses us to be much with those who have suffered long and are still suffering; it refreshes us to be with those who have suffered little and are enjoying themselves. But it is good for us to be depressed now and then.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)

“The view is fine from fifty,
Experienced climbers say....”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)