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Francis Bacon1 quote
When a traveller returneth home, let him not leave the countries where he hath travelled altogether behind him. — Francis Bacon · 1625Samuel Johnson1 quote
So it is in travelling; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge. — Samuel Johnson · 1776Thomas Hood1 quote
Some minds improve by travel, others, rather
Resemble copper wire, or brass,
Which gets the narrower by going farther! — Thomas Hood · 1845