More from Archimedes
Give me but a firm spot on which to stand, and I shall move the earth.
ArchimedesArchimedes Man has always learned from past. After all, you can’t learn history in reverse.
ArchimedesArchimedes There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied mathematics.
ArchimedesArchimedes Don’t disturb my circles!
ArchimedesArchimedes Mathematics reveals its secrets only to those who approach it with pure love, for its own beauty.
ArchimedesArchimedes Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world.
ArchimedesArchimedes Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.
ArchimedesArchimedes He who knows how to speak, knows also when.
ArchimedesArchimedes Those who claim to discover everything but produce no proofs of the same may be confused as having actually pretended to discover the impossible.
ArchimedesArchimedes Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth.
ArchimedesArchimedes Fellow, stand away from my diagram.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
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William GoldingWilliam Golding When we grasp that we are unworthy sinners saved by an infinitely costly grace, it destroys both our self-righteousn ess and our need to ridicule others.
Timothy KellerTimothy Keller We are regularly in danger of having too light a view of our sin and also too light a grasp of what Jesus has done to free us from our sin.
Timothy KellerTimothy Keller If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.
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