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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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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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Imagination
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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

Category:
Home
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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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Knowledge
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Travel
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I get cold – really cold – when I travel. – Laura Linney

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Travel

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company. – Andre Gide

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Travel

Im still at the end of my rope because I find myself not handling things well when I travel. – Stephen Lewis

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Travel

There are those who travel and those who are going somewhere. They are different and yet they are the same. The success has this over his rivals: He knows where he is going. – Mark Caine

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Travel

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Keep in mind that there are computers, that do touch things up. Like when I got a hold of the poster for Gold Diggers, I said: Hey, wait a minute! Those arent my teeth! – Anna Chlumsky

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A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. – Charles Darwin

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