Wilson Mizner Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation. The big majority of Americans, who are comparatively well off, have developed an ability to have enclaves of people living in the greatest misery without almost noticing them. Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent. The optimist thinks that this is the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist knows it. If all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world.
Wise men write many books, in words too hard to understand.
But this, the purpose of our lives, the end of all our struggle, is beyond all human wisdom. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity. They talk most who have the least to say. Prior Practice is the best of all instructors. If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.