When I look at something, it is certain that for an instant I am one with what I see.
When the heart speaks, its language is the same under all latitudes.
There is only one valid species of voyage, which is walk towards the men.
Only when one is able to grasp wideness can one possess it.
That idea of escapism... these words could sum up my life.
Humanity is made up of an infinity of different individuals. Each of us travels for motives exclusively his own.
I wanted to learn a few foreign languages, and therefore I had to go abroad.
Those who appreciate the ways of simple tribes, where every activity is direct and immediately understandable, are able to live among them.
The state of minds vary according to the angle under which one examines them.
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.