Always remember to pillage before you burn. It has recently been discovered that research causes cancer in rats. The trouble with doing something right the first time is that nobody appreciates how difficult it was. The average woman would rather have beauty than brains, because the average man can see better than he can think. Clothes make the man.
Naked people have little or no influence on society.
Whatever it is that hits the fan will not be evenly distributed. A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell and make you feel happy to be on your way. We cannot love them all. But we must try. You can't live with them, you can't do most positions without them.