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.]
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Let observation with observant view,
Observe mankind from China to Peru.
Let observation with observant view,
Observe mankind from China to Peru.
The wonders of each region view,
From frozen Lapland to Peru.
The wonders of each region view,
From frozen Lapland to Peru.
The marquise has a disagreeable day for her journey.
The marquise has a disagreeable day for her journey.
I love to travel,
But hate to arrive.
I love to travel,
But hate to arrive.
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.
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.
The traveled mind is the catholic mind educated from
exclusiveness and egotism.
The traveled mind is the catholic mind educated from
exclusiveness and egotism.
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.
Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the
elder, a part of experience. He that read more
Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the
elder, a part of experience. He that travelleth into a country
before he hath some entrance into the language, goeth to school,
and not to travel.
