One of Aesop’s fables tells of a lottery that Jupiter held for the gods. It happened that the best prize, “wisdom,” fell to his daughter Minerva, upon which a general murmur arose that the wheel had been rigged. In order to punish and silence the protesters, Jupiter awarded them the prize of “folly” instead of “wisdom,” and they went away perfectly contented. And from that time, it is said, the greatest fools have looked upon themselves as the wisest men.