Hampir semua hal paling mulia yang telah dicapai di dunia, dicapai oleh orang-orang miskin; sarjana miskin, profesional miskin, artis dan seniman miskin, filsuf miskin, penyair, dan orang jenius. Asli: Almost all the noblest things that have been achieved in the world, have been achieved by poor men; poor scholars, poor professional men, poor artisans and artists, poor philosophers, poets, and men of genius.

— Kata-kata Bijak dari Albert Pike