If you lie to the compiler, it will get its revenge. — Henry Spencer
Trying to outsmart a compiler defeats much of the purpose of using one. — Kernighan & Plauger, The Elements of Programming Style.
It’s hard enough to find an error in your code when you’re looking for it; it’s even harder when you’ve assumed your code is error-free. — Steve McConnell Code Complete
If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilisation. — Gerald Weinberg
Programming can be fun, so can cryptography; however they should not be combined. — Kreitzberg and Shneiderman