If in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without d... - Francis Bacon
"If in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in mathematics."
"If in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in mathematics."
"Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper."
"Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly."
"Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand--and melting like a snowflake..."
"God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation."
"For the things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics."