They are a very filthy people, and they never wash themselves, and they eat all manner of unclean things.
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Describing some nomadic tribes in 'The Travels of Marco Polo'
c. 1298-1299
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"The people here are very artful and deceitful, and they will cheat you in every way possible."
Controversial"We go naked because we want nothing of this world; for we came into the world naked and unclothed."
Philosophical"There is also a sort of black stone, which is dug from the mountains and burns like wood."
Strange & Unusual"They have a kind of fish that is so large that it can swallow a man whole."
Strange & Unusual"And in this country, they have a custom that when a man has a child, he takes the child to a wise man, and the wise man tells him what the child's future will be."
Strange & Unusual