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" There is only one valid species of voyage, which is walk towards the men. "

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" We must develop a deeper interest and greater understanding of the people we meet here or abroad. Like us, they are passengers on board that mysterious ship called life. "

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" Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also brings to the fore unknown aspects of our own self. Our consciousness being broadened and enriched, we shall judge ourselves more correctly. "

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" One travels so as to learn once more how to marvel at life in the way a child does. And blessed be the poet, the artist who knows how to keep alive his sense of wonder. "

" Those who appreciate the ways of simple tribes, where every activity is direct and immediately understandable, are able to live among them. "

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" One travels to escape from it all, but that is the great illusion: It cannot be done, since one travels with one's mind. "

" I had to live in the desert before I could understand the full value of grass in a green ditch. "

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