Extreme Values

 

Extreme Values
4/15/1983   and   2/12/2017
with thanks to Piet Hein


A. Minimum or Less

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

That anyone wiser than me is a sage
Is truth that I’ve sadly accepted with age.

But there’s one consolation I take from this rule;
For at worst, I’m the wisest conceivable fool!