The state of minds vary according to the angle under which one examines them.

There is only one valid species of voyage, which is walk towards the men.

One of the main points about travelling is to develop in us a feeling of solidarity, of that oneness without which no better world is possible.

Those who appreciate the ways of simple tribes, where every activity is direct and immediately understandable, are able to live among them.

His rhetoric is going to vary according to the audience he speaks to.

When I crossed Asia with my friend Peter Fleming, we spoke to no one but each other during many months, and we covered exactly the same ground. Nevertheless my journey differed completely from his.