From Descartes, to Francis Bacon, to Oscar Wilde and John Steinbeck, millions of words have been written about travelling, the noble art of emerging oneself into a foreign culture. We’ve chosen 12 of the most inspiring travel quotes ever written, to share with you in this photo-post.
“Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education, in the elder, a part of experience” Francis Bacon – Tweet this quote
“Travelling is almost like talking with those of other centuries” Descartes – Tweet this quote!
“Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen” – Disraeli – Tweet this quote!
“Voyages are like small lives” -Domenic Cieri Tweet this quote!
“He who never leaves his country is full of prejudices” -Carlo Goldoni Tweet this quote!
“A wise traveler never depreciates their own country” -Carlo Goldoni Tweet this quote!
Travel, like dreams, is a door that opens from the real world into a world that is yet to be discovered” -Guy de Maupassant Tweet this quote!
“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it” -John Steinbeck Tweet this quote!
“I have found out there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them” -Mark Twain Tweet this quote!
“I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train” -Oscar Wilde Tweet this quote!
“Travel is a good way to learn and to overcome fears” – Luis Rojas Marcos Tweet this quote!
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page” -San Agustín Tweet this quote!