Famous Quotes

"I gained direct knowledge of the life of the poor in big towns: I have lived the narrowing mechanism of its conditioning and feared it."

Ella Maillart on Knowledge

More quotes about Knowledge

• "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination."

  Albert Einstein on Knowledge

• "Information is not knowledge."

  Albert Einstein on Knowledge

• "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."

  Marcus Garvey on Knowledge

• "Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be."

  Albert Einstein on Knowledge

• "Ignorance is the curse of God knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven."

  William Shakespeare on Knowledge

More quotes by Ella Maillart

• "The usual channels of university studies or secretarial work did not appeal to me. I cherished difficult dreams through confidence in myself."

• "Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather, take possession of what is my birthright, my inheritance."

• "One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm."

• "Certain travellers give the impression that they keep moving because only then do they feel fully alive."

• "You do not travel if you are afraid of the unknown, you travel for the unknown, that reveals you with yourself."