Quote by Ella Maillart
Not only does travel give us a new system of reckoning, it also br

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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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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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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Until the June 1967 war I was completely caught up in the life of a young professor of English. Beginning in 1968, I started to think, write, and travel as someone who felt himself to be directly involved in the renaissance of Palestinian life and politics. – Edward Said

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When you travel so many weeks a year, its always nice to have a home-cooked meal. – Maria Sharapova

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If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line the philanthropist might travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf, and be constantly in sight of green mounds. – Nelson A. Miles

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I love to take risks, I love to travel, and Im very outdoor-sy, so any girl who can pick up a football and throw a spiral will definitely catch my attention. – Kellan Lutz

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