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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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Shall we ever see the 10 million things of the universe simultaneously in order to be the all? I am convinced that to live is to travel towards the worlds end. – Ella Maillart

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Travel
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Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather, take possession of what is my birthright, my inheritance. – Ella Maillart

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Home
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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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The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no practical results to follow. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price. – Juvenal

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Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. – Anton Chekhov

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Knowledge is ancient error reflecting on its youth. – Francis Picabia

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