Maxioms Pet

X
  •   26  /  35  

    Mankind always sets itself only such tasks as it can solve; since, looking at the matter more closely, we will always find that the task itself arises only when the material conditions necessary for its solution already exist or are at least in the process of formation.

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  14  /  19  

Why shouldn't a PC work like a refrigerator or a toaster?

Why shouldn't a PC work like a refrigerator or a toaster?

  ( comments )
  15  /  15  

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or read more

The typewriting machine, when played with expression, is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or near relation.

  ( comments )
  4  /  17  

To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so.

To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so.

  ( comments )
  14  /  11  

The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus read more

The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which little was expected, produced much; but the French Revolution, from which much was expected, produced little.

  ( comments )
  18  /  20  

Facts are the air of scientists. Without them you can never fly.

Facts are the air of scientists. Without them you can never fly.

  ( comments )
  20  /  15  

Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running read more

Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government... It's hard to think of a more powerful, less dangerous tool for liberty.

  ( comments )
  6  /  16  

Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source read more

Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea -- massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement when you least expect it.

  ( comments )
  13  /  9  

A mask of gold hides all deformities.

A mask of gold hides all deformities.

  ( comments )
  7  /  13  

For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I read more

For my confirmation, I didn't get a watch and my first pair of long pants, like most Lutheran boys. I got a telescope. My mother thought it would make the best gift.

Maxioms Web Pet