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One learns more from listening than speaking. And both the wind and the people who continue to live close to nature stil
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"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 Heyerdahl

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This quote by Thor Heyerdahl talks to the importance of listening and learning from nature and those who live near to it. Heyerdahl suggests that the knowledge and knowledge of the natural world and those who live in consistency with it is something that can not be discovered within the walls of a university. Heyerdahl encourages us to listen to the wind and to those who live close to nature, as they have much to teach us. Heyerdahl's quote highlights the significance of learning from nature and those who reside in harmony with it, instead of relying exclusively on the knowledge found within the walls of a university. Heyerdahl's quote motivates us to be available to learning from the natural world and those who live close to it, as they have much to teach us. Heyerdahl's quote reminds us that knowledge and knowledge can be found in many places, which we need to be open to gaining from all sources.

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Thor Heyerdahl This quote is written / told by Thor Heyerdahl between October 6, 1914 and April 18, 2002. He was a famous Explorer from Norway. The author also have 21 other quotes.

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