In mathematics he was greater
Than Tycho Brahe, or Erra Pater;
For he, by geometric scale,
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In mathematics he was greater
Than Tycho Brahe, or Erra Pater;
For he, by geometric scale,
Could take the size of pots of ale.

There is no other Royal path which leads to geometry.

There is no other Royal path which leads to geometry.

The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.

The life so short, the crafts so long to learn.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.

I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic read more

I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.

What\'s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much read more

What\'s amazing is, if young people understood how doing well in school makes the rest of their life so much interesting, they would be more motivated. It's so far away in time that they can't appreciate what it means for their whole life.

The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which read more

The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which is unknown.

By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn.

By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn.

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something

When a man is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something