Wit & Wisdom

“The four most beautiful words in our common language: I told you so.” Gore Vidal, quoted in the Los Angeles Times

“Fortune does not change men, it unmasks them.” French-Swiss writer Suzanne Necker, quoted in INews.co.uk

“Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.” Poet John Ciardi, quoted in Forbes.com

“Money doesn’t talk, it swears.” Bob Dylan, quoted in The New York Times

“To remember is not to rehearse, but to hear what never has fallen silent.” Poet W.S. Merwin, quoted in the Los Angeles Times

“Years of love have been forgot, in the hatred of a minute.” Edgar Allen Poe, quoted in IBTimes.com

“I love children, especially when they cry, for then someone takes them away.” Writer Nancy Mitford, quoted in The Spectator (U.K.)

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