Jean de La Fontaine

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Rather suffer than die is man's motto.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.

Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.

If you compare NASA's annual budget to explore the heavens, that one year budget would fund NOAA's budget to explore the oceans for 1,600 years.