People travel to wonder at mountains and seas, and pass themselves by.

What it means

Augustine is amazed at the depth of human memory, larger than any landscape. We cross the world to see big waves and never look at the ocean inside. Travel well, and also take the trip inward.

The source

"People travel to wonder at mountains and seas, and pass themselves by." Augustine of Hippo said it in Confessions 10.8.15. Translated by E. B. Pusey, 1838.

"And men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, and pass themselves by"

E. B. Pusey, 1838, Confessions 10.8.15. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Augustine of Hippo (354–430). North African bishop and philosopher. His Confessions, written in Latin around 400, is the first great autobiography in the West.

Questions

What does "People travel to wonder at mountains and seas, and pass themselves by." mean?

Augustine is amazed at the depth of human memory, larger than any landscape. We cross the world to see big waves and never look at the ocean inside. Travel well, and also take the trip inward.

Who said "People travel to wonder at mountains and seas, and pass themselves by."?

Augustine of Hippo (354–430). Source: Confessions 10.8.15.

What is the original wording?

And men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty billows of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, and pass themselves by (E. B. Pusey, 1838). Translated by E. B. Pusey, 1838.

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