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Homer1 quote
There is nothing worse for mortals than a wandering life. — Homer · 700 BCHorace1 quote
Not bound to swear allegiance to any master, wherever the wind takes me I travel as a visitor. — Horace · 20 BCJ.R.R. Tolkien1 quote
Not all those who wander are lost. — J.R.R. Tolkien · 1954Madeleine Elster1 quote
To wander separately? But, only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere. — Madeleine Elster · 1958Mary Kelly1 quote
As far as "detours" are concerned, they're always more interesting than the main road. — Mary Kelly · 1997Oliver Goldsmith1 quote
A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to county, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is only a vagabond. — Oliver Goldsmith · 1761Publilius Syrus1 quote
A rolling stone gathers no moss. — Publilius Syrus · 43 BCRalph Waldo Emerson1 quote
People wish to be settled; only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841Sarah Sze1 quote
The idea of knowing exactly where you're going is overrated. — Sarah Sze · 2012