Quote#Wisdom
We travel because we do not know. We know that we do not know the…
Quote byStella Benson · 1892–1933
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Little World (1925), "The States Again I" (p. 117).
English (original)
We travel because we do not know. We know that we do not know the best before we start. That is why we start. But we forget that we do not know the worst either. That is why we come back.
— Stella Benson
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