Direct/mathematics

Famous quotes containing the words direct and/or mathematics:

    “O wretched fool,
    That lov’st to make thine honesty a vice!
    O monstrous world! Take note, take note, O world,
    To be direct and honest is not safe.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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