Extreme Values

Extreme Values

4/15/1983   and   2/12/2017

with thanks to Piet Hein

A. Minimum or Less

Yes, I freely admit that I take as a rule

That anyone dumber than me is a fool.

But alas! That implies what is quite plain to see;

That my wisdom, at best, is the least that can be.

B. Upper Bound

Yes, everyone wiser than me is a sage!

That’s a thought I have sadly accepted with age.

But there’s one consolation I take from this rule;

That at worst, I’m the wisest conceivable fool!