او هم‌چنین پنجاه فنجان مختلف قهوه داشت و از منشی‌اش می‌خواست تا یکی را انتخاب کند و برای این انتخابش دلیل فلسفی قابل‌قبولی ارائه کند.
He also had 50 different coffee cups, and he would ask his secretary to select one, and give a valid philosophical reason for his choice.