Score/mathematics

Famous quotes containing the words score and/or mathematics:

    How many miles to Babylon?
    Three score and ten.
    Can I get there by candlelight?
    Yes, and back again.
    Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. How many miles to Babylon? (l. 1–4)

    I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.
    John Adams (1735–1826)