—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

—  Jean Baudrillard, 1929-2007, French intellectual

—  D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930, British writer

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

—  Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734,  English physician and adage collector

—  Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American businessman & cartoonist

—  John Dryden, 1631-1700, English poet

—  Francis Scott Fitzgerald, 1896-1940, American writer

—  Kin Hubbard, 1868-1930, American cartoonist

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

—  Remy de Gourmont, 1858-1915, French poet

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

—  Anatole France, 1844-1924, French writer, Nobel 1921

—  Philip Dick, 1928-1982, American sci-fi writer

—  Alphonse de Lamartin, 1790-1869, French poet

Μακαρίσαντες υμών το απειρόκακον ού ζηλούμεν το άφρον.

—  Thucydides, 460-394 BC, Ancient Greek historian