Quote of the Day (George Santayana, on the Foolishness of the Simple and the Wise)

“The foolishness of the simple is delightful; only the foolishness of the wise is exasperating.”— Spanish-born American philosopher, essayist, and poet George Santayana (1863-1952) “Masks,” in Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies (1922)

Quote of the Day (Colette, in an Uncanny Forecast of Twittering)

“You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm.”—French novelist Colette (1873 - 1954), quoted posthumously in the New York World-Telegram and Sun, 1961