Read much and travel much, and you'll see much and know much.

What it means

Don Quixote says this after seeing a fortune-telling monkey he would never have believed in. Books and roads both widen the world. Do plenty of each.

The source

"Read much and travel much, and you'll see much and know much." Cervantes said it in Don Quixote II.25. Translated from the original Spanish by Spartan Surfers.

"el que lee mucho y anda mucho, vee mucho y sabe mucho"

Original Spanish, Don Quixote II.25. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Cervantes (1547–1616). Spanish soldier, captive and tax collector who wrote Don Quixote, the story of a man who chose to live by an ideal in a world that laughed at it.

Questions

What does "Read much and travel much, and you'll see much and know much." mean?

Don Quixote says this after seeing a fortune-telling monkey he would never have believed in. Books and roads both widen the world. Do plenty of each.

Who said "Read much and travel much, and you'll see much and know much."?

Cervantes (1547–1616). Source: Don Quixote II.25.

What is the original Spanish?

el que lee mucho y anda mucho, vee mucho y sabe mucho. Translated from the original Spanish by Spartan Surfers.

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"Read much and travel much, and you'll see much and know much." (Cervantes, Don Quixote II.25, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/read-much-and-travel-much-and-youll-see