"It was one of those March days
When the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
"If there are any idiots in the room, will they please stand up", said the sarcastic teacher.
After a long silence, one freshman rose to his feet.
"Now then mister, why do you consider yourself an idiot?", inquired the teacher with a sneer.
"Well, actually I don't," said the student, "but I hate to see you standing up there all by yourself."
Old saying meaning today: The intellect wins battles that violence won't. Forcing people to do things it's not the way to go, while writing and creating new ideas is the way to move people.