Compiled Quotes

• "O, praeclarum custodem ovium lupum." (O, excellent protector of sheep, the wolf.) -- Cicero
• "The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." -- Plato
• "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum" -- Unknown
• "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -- Lazarus Long, "Time Enough For Love" by Robert A. Heinlein
• "Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss." -- Robert A. Heinlein
• "It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still to be a live lion. And usually easier." -- Robert A. Heinlein
• "You live and learn. Or you don't live long." -- Robert A. Heinlein
• "Good is the enemy of Excellent.
  Talent is not necessary for Excellence.
  Persistence is necessary for Excellence.
  And Persistence is a Decision." -- Unknown
• "Some people like my advice so much that they frame it upon the wall instead of using it." -- Gordon R. Dickson
• "I would rather keep silent and be thought a fool then to open my mouth and remove all doubt." -- Unknown
• LONGUM ITER EST PER PREAECEPTA, BREVE ET EFFICAX PER EXEMPLA (It's a long way by the rules, but short and efficient with examples!). -- Roman Proverb
• "The process of preparing programs for a digital computer is especially attractive, not only because it can be economically and scientifically rewarding, but also because it can be an aesthetic experience much like composing poetry or music." -- Donald Knuth
• "The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." -- Plato
• "CAEDITE EOS, NOVIT ENIM DOMINUS QUI SUNT EIUS." (Kill them. For the Lord knows who are His.)-- Arnaud Amalric