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Travelling: Quotations from Shakespearian Quotations

All places that the eye of heaven visits, Are to the wise man ports and happy havens.— R. II. i. 3

Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits Wer't not affection chains thy tender days To the sweet glances of thy honour'd love, I rather would entreat thy company, To see the wonders of the world abroad, Than, living dully sluggardis'd at home, Wear out thy youth with shapeless idleness.— T. G. i. 1.

I had rather have a fool to make me merry, than experience to make me sad; and to travel for it too. A.Y. iv. 1. A traveller! By my faith you have great reason to be sad: I fear, you have sold your own lands, to see other men's; then, to have seen much, and to have nothing, is to 4 have rich eyes and poor hands.— A. Y. iv. 1.

Thou didst make tolerable vent of thy travel.— A. W. ii. 3.

Travellers ne'er did lie, Though fools at home condemn them.— T. iii. 3.

Farewell, monsieur traveller; Look, you lisp, and wear strange suits; disable all the benefits of your own country; be out of love with your nativity, and almost chide God for making you that countenance you are; or I will scarce think— A. V. iv. 1.

you have swam in a gondola. They have all new legs, and lame ones; one would take it, That never saw them pace before, the spavin, A spring-halt reign'd among them.— H. VIII. i. 3.

As far as I see, all the good our English Have got by the late voyage, is but merely A fit or two o' the face; but they are shrewd ones; For when they hold them, you would swear directly Their very noses had been counsellors To Pepin, or Clotharius, they keep state so.— H. VIII. i. 3.

He did request me to importune you, . To let him spend his time no more at home, Which would be great impeachment to his age, In having known no travel in his youth.— T.G. i. 3.

Ay, now am I in Arden: the more fool I; when I was at home, I was in a better place; but travellers must be content.— A. Y. ii. 4.

Types of travel.— H. VIII. i. 3.