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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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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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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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Travel can also be the spirit of adventure somewhat tamed, for those who desire to do something they are a bit afraid of. – Ella Maillart

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In any case, in so far as our knowledge of the universe carries us, the advent of civilization for the first time on our globe represents the highest ascent of the life processes to which evolution had anywhere attained. – James H. Breasted

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He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. – Thomas Jefferson

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My knowledge of science came from being with Carl, not from formal academic training. Carl gave me a thrilling tutorial in science and math that lasted the 20 years we were together. – Ann Druyan

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One could not have isolated this retrovirus without knowledge of other retroviruses, thats obvious. But I believe we have answered the criteria of isolation. – Luc Montagnier

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In other words, knowledge of the external world begins with an immediate utilisation of things, whereas knowledge of self is stopped by this purely practical and utilitarian contact. – Jean Piaget

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Theres a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over – and to let go. It means leaving whats over without denying its value. – Ellen Goodman

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Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other. – Novalis

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