When they asked michelangelo how he made his statue of david he is reported to have said, "it is easy. You just chip away the stone that doesn't look like david."
When the historian, charles a. Beard was asked about the lessons from history, he said there were four: 1. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. 2. Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. 3. The mills of god grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small. 4. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
