WISDOM OF AGES

Once upon a time there was a king who wanted to compile
the “wisdom of ages”. He commissioned his wise men
together and asked them to carry out the urgent task
immediately, and condensed it into a book. The wise men
began their research and after one year they returned
with a thick book on the “wisdom of ages”. The king was
pleased, but requested them to condensed it further.
The wise men later came back with one chapter, and yet
the king insisted that it was too long. Finally, they
condensed it into a sentence. When the king read it he
was very pleased and said, “This is truly the wisdom of
ages.” The sentence simply said, “There are no free
lunch” – and there “aren’t”.