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"Travelling is almost like talking with those of other centuries"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
"There is nothing so strange and so unbelievable that it has not been said by one philosopher or another"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
"The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said we must rely in the acquisition of knowledge"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
"The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such, without a single doubt"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
"Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: No one thinks he needs more of it than he already has"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
"It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
"Illusory joy is often worth more than genuine sorrow"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
"I am indeed amazed when I consider how weak my mind is and how prone to error"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
"I am accustomed to sleep, and in my dreams to imagine the same things that lunatics imagine when awake"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
"Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
"Common sense is the most fairly distributed thing in the world, for each one thinks he is so well-endowed with it that even those who are hardest to satisfy in all other matters are not in the habit of desiring more of it than they already have"
Rene Descartes, Mathematician
"The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular explanation of those terms, to limit very strictly their acceptation"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"The accumulation of skill and science which has been directed to diminish the difficulty of producing manufactured goods, has not been beneficial to that country alone in which it is concentrated; distant kingdoms have participated in its advantages"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle too obvious to require investigation"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"That science has long been neglected and declining in England, is not an opinion originating with me, but is shared by many, and has been expressed by higher authority than mine"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"Surely, if knowledge is valuable, it can never be good policy in a country far wealthier than Tuscany, to allow a genius like Mr. Dalton's, to be employed in the drudgery of elementary instruction"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"Some kinds of nails, such as those used for defending the soles of coarse shoes, called hobnails, require a particular form of the head, which is made by the stroke of a die"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"Perhaps it would be better for science, that all criticism should be avowed"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he who holds it possesses a certain quantity of knowledge"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"In turning from the smaller instruments in frequent use to the larger and more important machines, the economy arising from the increase of velocity becomes more striking"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope of its receiving a full discussion among those who are most interestedin the subject"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"A tool is usually more simple than a machine; it is generally used with the hand, whilst a machine is frequently moved by animal or steam power"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is less benefited than most others by any acquaintance with science"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"Those from whose pocket the salary is drawn, and by whose appointment the officer was made, have always a right to discuss the merits of their officers, and their modes of exercising the duties they are paid to perform"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it becomes an object of ambition to be admitted on their list"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"The public character of every public servant is legitimate subject of discussion, and his fitness or unfitness for office may be fairly canvassed by any person"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military affairs"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
"The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of a few wheels, its effect is spread over the whole twenty-four hours"
Charles Babbage, Mathematician
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