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Some minds improve by travel, others, rather, resemble copper wire

Some minds improve by travel, others, rather, resemble copper wire, or brass, which get the narrower by going farther. – Thomas Hood

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But who would rush at a benighted man, and give him two black eyes for being blind? – Thomas Hood

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An English man does not travel to see English men. – Laurence Sterne

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Im passionate and I travel the world not just as a tourist but to understand cultures… Ive lived with Masai tribe… I travel the world and bring it back in the form of a research book that would become the starting point for the collection. – John Galliano

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When I was deputy chairman I could travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh without leaving Tory land. In a two-week period I covered every constituency in which we had an MP. There were 14. Now we have only one. We appear to have given up. – Jeffrey Archer

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I considered becoming a priest very seriously. I wanted to travel the world. By the time I turned 16, I realized I was only in it for selfish reasons. And, more importantly, I didnt want to sacrifice the ladies! – James McAvoy

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