“What pleasure is there in seeing new lands? Or in surveying cities and spots of interest? All your bustle is useless. Do you ask why such flight does not help you? It is because you flee along with yourself. You must lay aside the burdens of the mind; until you do this, no place will satisfy you. [...] The person you are matters more than the place to which you go.”
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“Knowledge that leads to restlessness (unsteadiness) is tremendous bondage.”
“The more restless and ambitious you are, the more restraint you must exercise.”
“Det begyndte å komme rotne flækker i mit indre, sorte svamper som bredte sig mere og mere.”
“The beauty in being so restless, Racing minds breed wandering souls”
“I am as restless a traveller in my own land as a wintering whooper swan.”