Many years ago, when I was young and still in search of wisdom, I went
on a pilgrimage to meet the man I thought was the wisest in the world.
I came away wiser, though what I learned was what most pilgrims learn,
which is that if you want to become wise you should not go on
pilgrimages.
-- Adam Gopnik . "The Porcupine: A pilgrimage to Popper."
New Yorker April 1, 2002. p88.