Philosophers, writers and other thinkers have often spoken about the journey. Whether they praise the benefits of a change of scenery or are interested in meeting people, many have praised the merits of a getaway away from home. From Joachim du Bellay to Jack Kerouac, we have selected here twenty travel quotes to know to arouse curiosity or simply to shine in society! We are, in any case, sure that they will make you all want to quickly pack your suitcases! What are your favorite travel quotes?
"Our destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things. "Henry Miller
Henry Miller, American novelist, invites us here to take a new look at what surrounds us. The destination of a trip is, indeed, not really a place, but rather a new way of looking at things. Whether you're going a few miles from home or halfway around the world, the important thing is to marvel at the surrounding landscapes!
"Travelling is finding out that everyone is wrong.
Aldous HuxleyThe
"Travelling makes you modest. It's easier to see the tiny place we occupy in the world. "Gustave Flaubert
Lost in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, in the crowds of a Japanese megalopolis or in the clouds during a long-haul flight, you quickly realize the tiny place we occupy in the world, as Flaubert says! With only a few things in your backpack, taking a long trip helps you keep your feet on the ground by reviewing your priorities
"Travelling is fatal to prejudice, intolerance and narrow-mindedness. "Mark Twain
That's a great quote from the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Travel is one of the main remedies against prejudice, intolerance and narrow-mindedness. Indeed, discovering new cultures is essential for personal enrichment. Young and old, buckle your suitcases, it could well avoid many conflicts due to lack of tolerance or ignorance!
"If you think adventure is dangerous, I suggest you try the routine... She's deadly.
Paulo Coelho
"Nothing develops intelligence like travel. "Emile Zola
As a school of life, travel is a form of learning like any other, in which young and old alike can take part. There is no age to travel, discover and get rich. Some destinations are particularly recommended for children, others for retired people who practice slow-travel. In any case, we agree with Emile Zola: travelling develops intelligence!
"The journey is a kind of door through which one leaves reality as if to enter an unexplored reality that seems like a dream. "Guy de Maupassant
According to the Norman author, traveling takes you to discover new exotic and exotic realities that often border on the dream. It is necessary to put aside one's daily life by confronting a new decor, new habits which will, for sure, be one of the best ways to fight against gloom!
"I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list. "Susan Sontag
Many travellers have, somewhere on a notebook or in their computer, a list of destinations to see. It's just so hard to choose... Susan Sontag decided not to do it by going "everywhere". This "everywhere" that we would all like to discover during a world tour, from the United States to Australia! And you, what destinations do you dream of visiting?
"The world is a book, and those who don't travel read only one page of it. "Saint Augustine
Saint Augustine compares the world to a book, and it is true that the latter has so many pages to read that it would be a shame to stop at the first one, as the story is so exciting! At the end of the world or only a few kilometres from your home, surprising landscapes are to be admired and new people are to be met. So, you ready to move on?
"You have to travel to rub and file your brains against other people's brains. "Montaigne
Montaigne is always good advice, especially when it comes to a "well-made head". His main advice: travel to confront yourself with others and open your mind to new cultures, new traditions. More than the journey itself, it is the encounter with the inhabitants that enriches the traveller. Let's jump on the first plane, the first train, to shape our minds!
"There is no man more complete than one who has travelled a great deal, and has changed the form of his thought and his life twenty times. " Alphonse de Lamartine
The adage that travel forms youth is well known, and Lamartine confirms it here, stating that there is no man more complete than the traveller. At the Smartass, we're in agreement! Travelling leads one to question and rediscover oneself, on the other side of the world, by meeting new people
"Because at the end of the day, you won't remember the time you spent at the office or mowing the lawn. Go climb the damn mountain. "Jack Kerouac
Beware, this quote is a real incentive to drop everything! The author of the famous On the Road can only urge you to take to the open sea, for it is true that travel is one of life's indelible memories. So get away from everyday life as soon as you can!
"The man who wants to learn must first read, and then travel to rectify what he has learned.
Giacomo CasanovaTravel
"Isn't travel the best remedy for life's sorrows? "Michel Tournier
Travel is definitely the best antidepressant! It is also true that when you leave you take your problems with you, but on the other side of the world they take on a whole new dimension. In the manner of his Robinson Crusoe de Vendredi or wild life, Michel Tournier thus praises the merits of exile! For consolation, nothing is better than jumping into a plane!
"Blessed is he who, like Ulysses, has made a good journey ... "Joachim du Bellay
No need to introduce you to this first line of one of the great classics of French poetry, written by Joachim du Bellay. If the journey makes one happy, let us not forget the rest of this poem: "Or like Cestuy-that conquered the fleece, And then returned, full of use and reason, To live among his parents the rest of his age! "Du Bellay sings here of homesickness, often felt during a long journey
"All travel is aggression. It forces you to trust strangers and lose sight of the familiar comforts of home and friends, you are constantly out of balance. We possess nothing but the essentials - air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky - all things that tend to eternity or at least what we imagine of them. "Cesare Pavese
Getting out of your comfort zone and finding the essentials is one of the main qualities of the trip.
"And there is nothing more beautiful than the moment that precedes the journey, the moment when tomorrow's horizon comes to visit us and tell us its promises. "Milan Kundera
Buy your ticket, finish packing your suitcase, get on the plane... These are a good number of pleasant moments that herald the departure and the discovery of a new destination! A trip is always full of promise and adventure. A nice way to look at the future
"One does not discover new land without consenting to lose sight, first and long, of any shoreline.
André GideTo
"Travel is for youth a form of education, for seniors a form of experience. "Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon, who was marked throughout his life by his travels, particularly in France, readily acknowledges that an experience abroad forms a being. Think about it when you're young: to gain experience, travel, there's nothing better!
"To travel happy, travel light.
Saint-ExuperyWe follow
