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A wise traveler never despises his own country.
[It., Un viaggiatore prudente non disprezza mai il suo paese.]
A wise traveler never despises his own country.
[It., Un viaggiatore prudente non disprezza mai il suo paese.]
Let observation with extensive view,
Survey mankind from China to Peru;
Remark each anxious toil, each eager read more
Let observation with extensive view,
Survey mankind from China to Peru;
Remark each anxious toil, each eager strife,
And watch the busy scenes of crowded life.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no
path and leave a trail.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no
path and leave a trail.
They change their sky, not their mind, who cross the sea. A busy
idleness possesses us: we seek a read more
They change their sky, not their mind, who cross the sea. A busy
idleness possesses us: we seek a happy life, with ships and
carriages: the object of our search is present with us.
[Lat., Coelum, non animum mutant, qui trans mare currunt.
Strenua nos exercet inertia, navibus atque
Quadrigis petimus bene vivere; quod petis hic est.]
I am fevered with the sunset,
I am fretful with the bay,
For the wander-thirst is on read more
I am fevered with the sunset,
I am fretful with the bay,
For the wander-thirst is on me
And my soul is in Cathay.
One who journeying
Along a way he knows not, having crossed
A place of drear extent, before read more
One who journeying
Along a way he knows not, having crossed
A place of drear extent, before him sees
A river rushing swiftly toward the deep,
And all its tossing current white with foam,
And stops and turns, and measures back his way.
The wonders of each region view,
From frozen Lapland to Peru.
The wonders of each region view,
From frozen Lapland to Peru.
Traveling is no fool's errand to him who carries his eyes and
itinerary along with him.
Traveling is no fool's errand to him who carries his eyes and
itinerary along with him.
The marquise has a disagreeable day for her journey.
The marquise has a disagreeable day for her journey.
