"We can... treat only the geometrical aspects of mathematics and shall be satisfied in having shown that there is no problem of the truth of geometrical axioms and that no special geometrical visualization exists in mathematics."

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Source : Hans Reichenbach (1958). “Philosophie Der Raum-Zeit-Lehre”, p.101, Courier Corporation

Hans Reichenbach

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“We are more than our bodies, it is true; but we cannot be divorced from them. They are us, and the only way in which we can see one another. Perhaps the gods are above this, but in their mercy, they have given us the guise of bodies.”
“His time was past, her handmaid Irri declared. No man should live longer than his teeth.”
“Thatâ€™s when this warm feeling buzzes through you and you smile to yourself, knowing Godâ€™s watching you, knowing that He knows youâ€™re trying to be strong to please Him.”
“Something smells fishy and they say it's you, all I know is that you made it with the whole damn crew.”
“I have a very good life, so I have nothing to complain about. Sometimes, I just have existential angst.”

Source : "Pop Quiz / Q & A With Limp Bizkit's Wes Borland". interview with Aidin Vaziri, www.sfgate.com. March 18, 2001.
“My first meditation teacher told me that there is no such thing as a bad meditation. He was right. During the difficult meditations you build up your strength, which creates meditation for peace.”
“He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not color'd like his own, and having pow'r T' enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey.”
“I never thought about becoming wealthy. It never crossed my mind. What really motivated me was to try to accomplish something.”

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