"The world is a book, and those..." - Quote by Saint Augustine
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.
More by Saint Augustine
“Remove justice, and what are kingdoms but gangs of criminals on a large scale?... A gang is a group of men... in which the plunder is divided according to an agreed convention. If this villainy... acquires territory, establishes a base, captures cities and subdues people, it then openly arrogates to itself the title of kingdom.”
“I have said before, and I shall say again, that I write this book for love of your love.”
“The most venerable, clearly understood, enlightened, and reliable constant in the world is not only that we want to be happy, but that we want only to be so. Our very nature requires it of us.”
More on Travel
“So soon did we, wayfarers, begin to learn that man's life is rounded with the same few facts, the same simple relations everywhere, and it is vain to travel to find it new.”
“One never realizes how different a husband and wife can be until they begin to pack for a trip.”
“I admire vegetarians who refuse to eat nothing but vegetables in their homes, but I also admire those who put aside those principles or those preferences when they travel. Just to be a good guest.”
More on Experience
“As you experience love and relationships, you start to realize that love tends to end in a very painful goodbye.”
“I went to a bookstore to try to find a book. The bottom line is, it all comes by trial and error. It was scary and exciting at first you don't know what to expect. But once you look into your child's eyes, you forget about that.”
“Besides being complicated, reality, in my experience, is usually odd. It is not neat, not obvious, not what you expect.”