
The ancient Athenian writer Isocrates (436-338 BC) once commented:
Many cities judge those who excel in the athletic contests to be worthy of greater rewards than those who, by painstaking thought and endeavour, discover some useful thing.

The ancient Athenian writer Isocrates (436-338 BC) once commented:
Many cities judge those who excel in the athletic contests to be worthy of greater rewards than those who, by painstaking thought and endeavour, discover some useful thing.