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Ian O’Shaughnessy

Quotes · Aitareya Brahmana

“There is no happiness for the man who does not travel. Living in the society of men, the best man becomes a sinner. For Indra is the friend of the traveller. Therefore wander!”

– Aitareya Brahmana; quoted in The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin, Penguin Books, 2012, pg. 179.

From volume X of the file · Classical · 6th century BC

Themes: exploration & travel