Famous Quotes / John W. Gardner
John W. Gardner: "The society that scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity, and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because philosophy is an exalted activity, will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water."
| Activity | Because | Exalted | Excellence |
| Good | Hold | Humble | Neither |
| Philosophy | Pipes | Plumbing | Scorns |
| Shoddiness | Society | Theories | Tolerates |
| Water |