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In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in Fench; I never did succeed in making those idiots read more
In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in Fench; I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.
A wise traveller never despises his own country.
A wise traveller never despises his own country.
The man who goes out alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other read more
The man who goes out alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.
A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.
A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.
Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip.
One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.
One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.
Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs.
Travel becomes a strategy for accumulating photographs.
No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself read more
No man should travel until he has learned the language of the country he visits. Otherwise he voluntarily makes himself a great baby-so helpless and so ridiculous.
Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce read more
Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.