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So it is in travelling; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home… — Samuel Johnson

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So it is in travelling; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

Samuel Johnson
Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D, by James Boswell · 1776
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Learning from travelTravel
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Biography
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1776Age of Enlightenment
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Samuel Johnson
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Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in The Life of Samuel Johnson, written by James Boswell, edited by David Womersley. Penguin Classics, 2008.
Original citation
Johnson, Samuel. Quoted in journal entry, written by James Boswell. 17 Apr. 1776.

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