Death is sometimes a punishment, sometimes a gift; to many it has come as
a favor. -- Seneca
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Fortune Quote #633
There is one art of which man should be master, the art of
reflection. -- Samuel Coleridge
reflection. -- Samuel Coleridge
Monday, April 28, 2014
Fortune Quote #632
If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude
greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace.
We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch and lick the hand that
feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. --
Samuel Adams
greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace.
We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch and lick the hand that
feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen. --
Samuel Adams
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Fortune Quote #631
Nothing is so embarrassing as watching someone do something that you said
couldn't be done. -- Sam Ewing
couldn't be done. -- Sam Ewing
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Fortune Quote #630
Never offend people with style when you can offend them with
substance. -- Sam Brown
substance. -- Sam Brown
Friday, April 25, 2014
Fortune Quote #629
He who learns, and makes no use of his learning, is a beast of burden with
a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a
library or a bundle of faggots? -- Saadi
a load of books. Does the ass comprehend whether he carries on his back a
library or a bundle of faggots? -- Saadi
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Fortune Quote #628
Last time, I asked: "What does mathematics mean to you?" And some people
answered: "The manipulation of numbers, the manipulation of structures."
And if I had asked what music means to you, would you have answered: "The
manipulation of notes?" -- S. Lang
answered: "The manipulation of numbers, the manipulation of structures."
And if I had asked what music means to you, would you have answered: "The
manipulation of notes?" -- S. Lang
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Fortune Quote #626
The study of infinity is much more than a dry academic game. The
intellectual pursuit of the absolute infinity is, as Georg Cantor realized,
a form of the soul's quest for God. Whether or not the goal is ever
reached, an awareness of the process brings enlightenment. -- Rudy
Rucker
intellectual pursuit of the absolute infinity is, as Georg Cantor realized,
a form of the soul's quest for God. Whether or not the goal is ever
reached, an awareness of the process brings enlightenment. -- Rudy
Rucker
Monday, April 21, 2014
Fortune Quote #625
It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive
and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing
rabbits singing about toilet paper. -- Rod Serling
and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing
rabbits singing about toilet paper. -- Rod Serling
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