Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain. (Friedrich von Schiller)

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears this is true. (James Branch Cabell)

Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems. (Rene Descartes, Discours de la Methode)

Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions. (Frank Lloyd Wright)