Those who visit foreign nations, but who associate only with their own…

Charles Caleb Colton
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Those who visit foreign nations, but who associate only with their own countrymen, change their climate, but not their customs 'caelum non animum mutant': they see new meridians, but the same men, and with heads as empty as their pockets. ✨ Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think.
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