One learns more from listening than speaking. And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to nature still have much to tell us which we cannot hear within university walls.
Thor HeyerdahlRead
In my experience, it is rarer to find a really happy person in a circle of millionaires than among vagabonds.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True happiness is often more common among those with less wealth than those with substantial riches.
This quote by Thor Heyerdahl suggests that genuine happiness does not necessarily correlate with financial wealth. Instead, it implies that those who may seem less fortunate, like vagabonds, often possess a deeper sense of joy and contentment compared to wealthy individuals, who may struggle with various pressures and expectations.
Themes
HappinessWealthContentmentJoyLife
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about finding joy in simplicity, one could use this quote.
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All quotes βAm going to cross Pacific on a wooden raft to support a theory that the South Sea islands were peopled from Peru. Will you come? I guarantee nothing but a free trip to Peru and the South Sea islands and back, but you will find good use for your technical abilities on the voyage. Reply at once.' Next day the following telegram arrived from Torstein: COMING. TORSTEIN.
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Land! An island! We devoured it greedily with our eyes and woke the others, who tumbled out drowsily and stared in all directions as if they thought our bow was about to run on to a beach. Screaming seabirds formed a bridge across the sky in the direction of the distant island, which stood out sharper against the horizon as the red background widened and turned gold with the approach of the sun and the full daylight.
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