Quote by Ella Maillart
I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I

I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it. – Ella Maillart

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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. – Ella Maillart

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Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive. – Ella Maillart

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One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm. – Ella Maillart

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The library is seen as a force for self improvement and the pursuit of knowledge. I fear that in many cases this is no longer true, if it ever was. – John Redwood

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Knowledge of other peoples beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts. – Kjell Magne Bondevik

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Perhaps the prevalence of pedantry may be largely accounted for by the common error of thinking that, because useful knowledge should be remembered, any kind of knowledge that is at all worth learning should be remembered too. – Albert J. Nock

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Technical knowledge has now become an integral aspect of the Iranian psyche. – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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