To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change. (Charles Cooley)

To get away from one's working environment is, in a sense, to get away from one's self; and this is often the chief advantage of travel and change.

Charles Cooley

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