"What cannot be known is more revealing than what can."

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Source : John D. Barrow (1999). “Impossibility: The Limits of Science and the Science of Limits”, p.252, Oxford University Press on Demand

John D. Barrow

#Science Quotes #Mathematics Quotes

“Prudence supposes the value of the end to be assumed, and refers only to the adaptation of the means. It is the relation of right means for given ends.”

Source : William Whewell (1845). “The Elements of Morality, Including Polity”, p.157
“Gratitude as a discipline involves a conscious choice. I can choose to be grateful even when my emotions and feelings are still steeped in hurt and resentment. It is amazing how many occasions present themselves in which I can choose gratitude instead of a complaint.”
“For instance, we're always fighting amongst each other. Who gives us the arms? And then we become indebted to wherever we are buying them from - with what? The very resources we need to keep there.”
“It's very rare that people let me hop off the crazy wagon.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The fundamental driver in computer security, in all of the computer industry, is economics. That requires a lot of re-education for us security geeks.”
“'Tis healthy to be sick sometimes.”
“All that violence in the world, we need to stop that”
“To have peace and love in a marriage is a gift that is next to the knowledge of the gospel.”

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