Two and two the mathematician continues to make four, in spite of the whine of the amateur for three, or the cry of the critic for five. – James McNeill Whistler, Whistler Versus Ruskin, 1878

The day was counting up its birds and never got the answer right. – Author unknown

Learning is not easy, but hard; culture is severe. The steps to Parnassus are steep and terribly arduous. – John Jay Chapman

We are never prepared for what we expect. – James A. Michener, Caravans