Thursday, October 28, 2010

The Journey from Rage to Wretchedness

The Hughes H-4 Hercules with Howard Hughes at ...Image via WikipediaA man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. – Henry David Throreau




Nowadays, we think of a philanthropist as someone who donates big sums of money, yet the word is derived from two Greek words, philos (loving) and anthropos (man); loving man. All of us are capable of being philanthropists. We can give of ourselves. – Edward Lindsey



It is tragic that Howard Hughes had to die to prove that he was alive. – Walter Kane



The prosperous man is never sure that he is loved for himself. – Marcus Lucan



The more money an American accumulates, the less interesting he becomes. – Gore Vidal



Sometimes the pilgrimage from rags to riches is a journey from rage to wretchedness. – R.W. Huber


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