Belief is no substitute for arithmetic.
To err is human, but to really screw things up requires a design committee of bureaucrats.
If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge.
Politics /n/: from 'poly ticks', short for 'many small bloodsucking insects'.
Programming graphics in X is like finding the square root of PI using Roman numerals.
C++ is the best example of second-system effect since OS/360.