With the destruction of our social fabric, science will be broken into a million pieces. Individuals will know much of exceedingly tiny facets of wha… - Isaac Asimov

Hacia el 16 a.C., Mecenas -que para entonces era inmensamente rico- se retiró de la vida pública y usó sus riquezas para continuar y ampliar su afición favorita: la de apoyar y estimular a los artistas, escritores y sabios de Roma. Tan famoso se hizo a este respecto que la palabra "mecenas" ha sido aplicada a todo hombre rico dedicado al patrocinio de las artes

...Of course, he'll have to begin filing income tax returns. But the revenue people aren't going to come around to find out whether Taxpayer Andrew Martin is a human being or not. All they'll care about is whether Taxpayer Andrew Martine pays his taxes on time.

That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.’ Is that it, Daneel?”
Daneel paused, then said, “I am not certain what is meant by the smell of a rose, but if a rose on Earth is the common flower that is called a rose on Aurora, and if by its ‘smell’ you mean a property that can be detected, sensed, or measured by human beings, then surely calling a rose by another sound-combination — and holding all else equal — would not affect the smell or any other of its intrinsic properties.”
“True. And yet changes in name do result in changes in perception where human beings are concerned.”
“I do not see why, Partner Elijah.”
“Because human beings are often illogical, Daneel. It is not an admirable characteristic.