Follow the Romany Patteran
Sheer to the Austral light,
Where the bosom of God is the wild read more

Follow the Romany Patteran
Sheer to the Austral light,
Where the bosom of God is the wild west wind,
Sweeping the sea floors white.

I love to travel,
But hate to arrive.

I love to travel,
But hate to arrive.

I depart,
Whither I know not; but the hour's gone by
When Albion's lessening shores could grieve read more

I depart,
Whither I know not; but the hour's gone by
When Albion's lessening shores could grieve or glad mine eye.

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.]

The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and,
instead of thinking how things may be, to read more

The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and,
instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.

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.]

Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest
over the threshold thereof.

Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest
over the threshold thereof.

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.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that read more

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.