Wit & Wisdom

“Travel is equal parts flight and pursuit.”

Paul Theroux, quoted in Slate.com

“If you can actually count your money, you are not really a rich man.”

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Billionaire J. Paul Getty, quoted in the San Francisco Examiner

“Men are competent in groups that mimic the playground, incompetent in groups that mimic the family.”

Jane Smiley, quoted in TheBrowser.com

“Don’t mistake activity with achievement.”

John Wooden, quoted in The Wall Street Journal

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

Leonardo da Vinci, quoted in Forbes.com

“Mockery is often the result of a poverty of wit.”

Philosopher Jean de La Bruyère, quoted in Bookreporter.com

“I have not met anyone worth a damn who was not irascible.”

Ezra Pound, quoted in NewYorker.com