Youth and Suitcases

San Cassimally
The Story Hall
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1 min readSep 9, 2019

A paraprosdokian

Youth discovering new sights (Unsplash/ David Jansen)

Travelling polishes the young and demolishes suitcases.

This is not an original paraprosdokian. It is an old French bon mot which I have translated:

Le voyage forme la jeunesse et déforme les valises.

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San Cassimally
The Story Hall

Prizewinning playwright. Mathematician. Teacher. Professional Siesta addict.