Reflection/mathematics

Famous quotes containing the words reflection and/or mathematics:

    Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.
    Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)

    ... though mathematics may teach a man how to build a bridge, it is what the Scotch Universities call the humanities, that teach him to be civil and sweet-tempered.
    Amelia E. Barr (1831–1919)