Common Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

Common sense and good nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult

— William Somerset Maugham

Pilgrimage is a powerful metaphor for any journey with the purpose of finding something that matters deeply to the traveler.

— Phil Cousineau

As we've lost this idea of pilgrimage, we've lost this idea of human beings walking for a very, very long time. It does change…

— Robyn Davidson

“The purpose of a pilgrimage is about setting aside a long period of time in which the only focus is to be the matters…

— L.M. Browning

Religion points to that area of human experience where in one way or another man comes upon mystery as a summons to pilgrimage.

— Frederick Buechner

“There is of course a deep spiritual need which the pilgrimage seems to satisfy, particularly for those hardy enough to tackle the journey on…

— Edwin Mullins

Nature is, in fact, a suggester of uneasiness, a promoter of pilgrimages and of excursions of the fancy which never come to any satisfactory…

— Charles Dudley Warner

The object of pilgrimage is not rest and recreation – to get away from it all. To set out on a pilgrimage is to…

— Huston Smith

“I recognize only the Holy Pilgrimage of Science to the Land of Truths! All other pilgrimages are nothing but touristic trips!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

“A spiritual pilgrim needs to discern when his or her life is stunted in an old field and find the courage and determination to…

— Sue Monk Kidd

Over time, each day has become another stretch on an endless pilgrimage road. The terrain of this sacred journey has become fluid and ever-shifting.…

— Anthony Lawlor

I am convinced that pilgrimage is still a bona fide spirit-renewing ritual. But I also believe in pilgrimage as a powerful metaphor for any…

— Phil Cousineau