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"I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it."

Ella Maillart on Knowledge

More quotes about Knowledge

  • "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

    Albert Einstein on Knowledge

  • "Information is not knowledge."

    Albert Einstein on Knowledge

  • "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."

    Marcus Garvey on Knowledge

  • "Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be."

    Albert Einstein on Knowledge

  • "Ignorance is the curse of God knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven."

    William Shakespeare on Knowledge

More quotes by Ella Maillart

  • "The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself."

  • "Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather, take possession of what is my birthright, my inheritance."

  • "One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm."

  • "Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive."

  • "You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself."

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