I would like to know who is responsible for this quote, or a very
similar phrase with the same sentiment:  "travel is consolation for
fools".  I think I heard or read it around 1980.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 13 Sep 2002 11:37 PDT

Dear Jeff,

Normally, we researchers are not supposed to use clarification
requests to float "trial balloons," but in a case such as this, where
you indicate that you may accept "a similar phrase," it is difficult
for us to know whether we've found something similar enough.

I have turned up an interesting short quotation about travel as
essentially an imaginary process "for fools." However, it is not
word-for-word the quote that you give; the word "consolation" does not
appear in the quote that I have found.

If this quote, and a link to its source on the Web, would suffice as
an answer, I would be glad to provide same. If not, other researchers
can continue the search.

Best regards,
~pinkfreud

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Clarification of Question by jeffwi-ga on 13 Sep 2002 12:31 PDT

pinkfreud:  is the sentiment similar to consolation?  I'm not sure
what could be meant by imaginary travel.  If the quote you found has
the word 'imaginary' in it then I am sure it is not the correct one.

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 13 Sep 2002 12:38 PDT

Thank you for responding so quickly. 

Ah, well, not all trial balloons will fly, but it's sometimes worth
floating them anyway. ;-)

~pinkfreud

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Clarification of Question by jeffwi-ga on 13 Sep 2002 13:08 PDT

ok. thanks anyway.