Algebra/history

Famous quotes containing the words algebra and/or history:

“Poetry has become the higher algebra of metaphors.”
—José Ortega Y Gasset (1883–1955)

“It’s a very delicate surgical operation—to cut out the heart without killing the patient. The history of our country, however, is a very tough old patient, and we’ll do the best we can.”
—Dudley Nichols, U.S. screenwriter. Jean Renoir. Sorel (Philip Merivale)