As the traveler who has once been from home is wiser than he who has never left his own doorstep, so a knowledge of one other culture should sharpen our ability to scrutinize more steadily, to appreciate lovingly, our own. -Margaret Mead

 

As the traveler who has once been from home is wiser than he who has never left his own doorstep, so a knowledge of one other culture should sharpen our ability to scrutinize more steadily, to appreciate lovingly, our own.


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This quote is just one of 16 total Margaret Mead quotes in our collection. Margaret Mead is known for saying 'As the traveler who has once been from home is wiser than he who has never left his own doorstep, so a knowledge of one other culture should sharpen our ability to scrutinize more steadily, to appreciate lovingly, our own.' as well as some of the following quotes.

I have a respect for manners as such, they are a way of dealing with people you don't agree with or like.

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world: indeed it's the only thing that ever has!

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I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had. -Margaret Mead
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtfully committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

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I learned the value of hard work by working hard.

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I was brought up to believe that the only thing worth doing was to add to the sum of accurate information in the world. -Margaret Mead
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One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are, when you don't come home at night.

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