100 Best Travel Quotes and Saying

76. The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman – Willa Cather

77. Never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved – Beethoven

78. Culture shock is often felt sharply at the borders between countries, but sometimes it doesn’t hit fully until you’ve been in a place for a long time – Henri Cartier-Bresson

79. When we see men of worth, we should think of becoming like them; when we see men of contrary character, we should turn inward and examine ourselves – Confucius

80. Everything you’re sure is right can be wrong in another place – Barbara Kingsolver

81. Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse – Thomas Fuller

82. Travel, instead of broadening the mind, often merely lengthens conversation – Elizabeth Drew

83. The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land – G.K. Chesterton

84. The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it – Rudyard Kipling

85. Traveling is almost like talking with men of other centuries – Rene Descartes

86. To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the earth. It’s futile to gaze at the world through a car window- Albert Einstein

87. Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen – Benjamin Disraeli

88. Good company in a journey makes the way much shorter – Izaak Walton

89. You can’t see the whole sky through a bamboo tube – Japanese saying

90. Two great talkers will not travel far together – Spanish saying

91. People don’t take trips, trips take people – John Steinbeck

92. Travel is rich with learning opportunities, and the ultimate souvenir is a broader perspective – Rick Steves

93. He who does not travel does not know the value of men – Moorish saying

94. Be not afraid of going slowly; be afraid only of standing still – Chinese saying

95. Talk doesn’t cook rice – Chinese saying

96. Travelers never think that they are foreigners – Mason Cooley

97. On a long journey even a straw weighs heavy – Spanish saying

98. Be fanatically positive and militantly optimistic. If something is not to your liking, change your liking – Rick Steves

99. Globetrotting destroys ethnocentricity, helping us understand and appreciate other cultures. Rather than fear the diversity on this planet, celebrate it. Among your most prized souvenirs will be the strands of different cultures you choose to knit into your own character. The world is a cultural yarn shop, and Back Door travelers are weaving the ultimate tapestry.

100. Some men see things as they are and say why; I dream things that never were and say why not? – George Bernard Shaw

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