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Here are 10 quotes to inspire you when planning your next solo escape:
“I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.”
Thomas Jefferson
” A ship is safe in the harbor, but that’s not what ships are built for.”
John A Shedd
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Plutarch
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
Leonardo da Vinci
The value of an idea is in the using of it.
Thomas A. Edison
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Mahatma Gandhi
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The most useless are those who never change through the years.
James M. Barrie
Well done is better than well said.
Benjamin Franklin
Life is something everyone should try at least once.
Henry J. Tillman
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
Jean de La Fontaine
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