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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
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Only when one is able to grasp wideness can one possess it.
Ella Maillart
Those who appreciate the ways of simple tribes, where every activity is direct and immediately understandable, are able to live among them.
Ella Maillart
I refuse to imprison our acts in the rigid mould of sentences.
Ella Maillart
The benefits of the accomplished journey cannot be weighed in terms of perfect moments, but in terms of how this journey affects and changes our character.
Ella Maillart
Certain travelers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive.
Ella Maillart
