"The developing science departs at the same time more and more from its original scope and purpose and threatens to sacrifice its earlier unity and split into diverse branches."

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Source : Felix Klein (1922). “Gesammelte mathematische Abhandlungen: Zur anschaulichen Geometrie. Zur Auflösung algebraischer Gleichungen. Physikalisches. Hrsg. von R. Fricke und H. Vermeil”

Felix Klein

#Sacrifice Quotes #Unity Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“Art still followed where Rome's eagles flew.”
“The universal nature out of the universal substance, as if it were wax, now molds a horse, and when it has broken this up, it uses the material for a tree, then for a man, then for something else...”
“People are searching for reasons for believing, searching for answers to the big existential questions of "Why am I here?" and "What is life all about?" I find that people are able to accept the teaching of the Gospel when it's presented to them in both a rational and positive way.”

Source : "Father Jonathan Morris talks about working with Mel Gibson, Fox News, self-help books and running The Cat". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com. June 2012.
“Sex and politics are a lot alike. You don't have to be good at them to enjoy them.”
“Philosophy is the education of grown-ups.”

Source : Source: www.believermag.com
“Did you ever think, Clarice, why the Philistines don't understand you? It's because you are the answer to Samson's riddle. You are the honey in the lion.”
“Ten years have passed since a perfect blue sky morning turned into the blackest of nights. Since then we've lived in sunshine and in shadow, and although we can never unsee what happened here, we can also see that children who lost their parents have grown into young adults, grandchildren have been born and good works and public service have taken root to honor those we loved and lost.”
“I'm often accused of saying some pretty rotten things about my mother-in-law. But quite honestly, she's only got one major fault - it's called breathing.”

Source : Les Dawson (2012). “Les Dawson's Joke Book”, p.12, Michael O'Mara Books

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