The art of doing mathematics consists in finding that special case which contains all the germs of generality.

It is better for you to be free of fear lying upon a pallet, than to have a golden couch and a rich table and be full of trouble.

"Die Kunst des Schreibens besteht darin, die Welt so zu beschreiben, wie sie ist, und gleichzeitig so, wie sie sein könnte."

The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind.