"Our lives are but a sacrifice; we toil and spin to gain a place in the universe.

But if we bequeath to posterity some beautiful thought, some worthy thing, and leave behind the fruits of our labour to help those who follow to make the world more beautiful, we shall have fulfilled out destiny.

To those who have gone before and who have left us their life's work, we give our salutations."

Michel Jacobs (dedication in his book 'The Art of Composition')