“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”
–Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad (1869)
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
–T.S. Eliot
Posted in Inspiration
Hi Andrew;
Just to let you know again that we are following your trip and send our love and wishes for a safe, healthy and happy adventure. (and it truly is an adventure) The people you are meeting seem very interesting and very friendly. Continue on with your journey and return home safe and write your book for all to enjoy.
Love,
Uncle Sid and Aunt Shirley
By: Aunt Shirley and Uncle Sid on November 18, 2007
at 10:50 pm
I like both the Mark Twain quote and the one by T.S. Elliot. I have two similar favorites. Augustine of Hippo wrote, “The world is a great book of which they who never stir from home read only one page.” Concerning risk, it isn’t exactly a quote, but a song from the musical “Barnum” - called “Out There Somewhere”. The whole song champions risk taking, chasing dreams and searching for new vistas. I have it posted on my website under “Barnum”.
On to Costa Rica, Andrew!
Joe
By: Joe Laufer on November 22, 2007
at 3:19 am
Two of my favourite sayings
Years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. - Mark Twain
Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting: “Holy Cow.. What a ride!” -Unknown
By: Graham Smith (England) on December 14, 2007
at 10:41 pm
If you will permit me one more?
“I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything,
I still believe that people are really good at heart”.
-Anne Frank
By: Graham Smith (England) on December 15, 2007
at 9:19 pm
