To get away from one’s working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one’s self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change. ~ Charles Horton Cooley Watching the sunset from atop a dune in the Moroccan Sahara. My friend, Rachid, took this photo when we were …
Quote: A man must travel…
“What should I have known or written had I been a quiet, mercantile politician or a lord in waiting? A man must travel, and turmoil, or there is no existence.” ~ George Byron
Quote: To read a writer…
“To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.” ~ André Gide (French Author — 1869 – 1951)
Quote: In order to discover…
In order to discover new lands, one must be willing to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. ~ Andre Gide (1869–1951) French Writer
Quote: Life is no brief candle…
“Life is no brief candle to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” ~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Irish Playwright
Quote: Always laugh…
Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine. ~ Lord Byron (1788-1824) English Poet