‘… he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.’

—Ecclesiastes

‘History makes one aware that there
is no finality in human affairs;
there is not a static perfection and
an unimprovable wisdom to be achieved.’

—Bertrand Russell

‘It may be a mistake to mix different wines,
but old and new wisdom mix admirably.’

—Bertolt Brecht

‘All changed, changed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.’

—W. B. Yeats