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Quotation from The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo (with Rustichello da Pisa)
“But I believe it was God’s pleasure that we should get back in order that people might learn about the things that the world contains.”
The Travels of Marco Polo, Book IV, Chapter XXXIV (Conclusion), trans. Yule–Cordier
The closing chapter recalls the lucky chance that let the Polos leave the Kaan's court and gives thanks for their return.
Citation: "But I believe it was God’s pleasure that we should get back in order that people might learn about the things that the world contains." — Marco Polo (with Rustichello da Pisa), The Travels of Marco Polo, Book IV, Chapter XXXIV (Conclusion), trans. Yule–Cordier. (id the-travels-of-marco-polo-q8)
Portrait: Marco Polo Mosaic from Palazzo Tursi, Salviati, Public domain.
