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John Hanning Speke
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“I profess accurately to describe naked Africa—Africa in those places where it has not received the slightest impulse, whether for good or evil, from European civilisation.”
John Hanning Speke (1827–1864) said by 1864 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To say a negro is incapable of instruction, is a mere absurdity; for those few boys who have been educated in our schools have proved themselves even quicker than our own at learning; whilst, amongst themselves, the deepness of their cunning and their power of repartee are quite surprising, and are especially shown in their proficiency for telling lies most appropriately in preference to truth, and with an off-handed manner that makes them most amusing.”
John Hanning Speke (1827–1864) said by 1864 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The prowling, restless elephant, ... though rarely seen, leaves indications of his nocturnal excursions in every wilderness, by wantonly knocking down the forest-trees. The morose rhinoceros, though less numerous, are found in every thick jungle. So is the savage buffalo, especially delighting in dark places, where he can wallow in the mud and slake his thirst without much trouble.”
John Hanning Speke (1827–1864) said by 1864 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The gruff hippopotamus is ... found wherever there is water to float him; whilst the shy giraffe and zebra affect all open forests and plains where the grass is not too long; and antelopes, of great variety in species and habits, are found wherever man will let them alone and they can find water. The lion is, however, rarely heard — much more seldom seen. Hyenas are numerous, and thievishly inclined. Leopards, less common, are the terror of the villagers. Foxes are not numerous, but frighten the black traveller by their ill-omened bark.”
John Hanning Speke (1827–1864) said by 1864 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[I]f I ever travel again, I shall trust to none but natives, as the climate of Africa is too trying to foreigners.”
John Hanning Speke (1827–1864) first seen 1860 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ch. 1 (p. 11); Aug. 1860
“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 (1827–1864) first seen 1862 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ch. 15 (p. 467); July 1862