Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.(Napoleon Bonaparte)

You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. (Ayn Rand)

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. (Plato)

The fundamental cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. (Bertrand Russell)