Indies quotes

Asthe Spanishproverbsays,'He, whowould bring home the wealth of the Indies, must carry the wealth of the Indies with him.' So it is in travelling; a man must carry knowledge with him, if he would bring home knowledge.

-Johnson, Samuel known as Dr Johnson
  Remark,17  Apr. Quoted in  James Boswell  The Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), vol.3.

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