Weight Reference

Famous quotes containing the words weight and/or reference:

    “The weight of its body
    cleverly suspended
    by its own wings,
    the bee
    sips at the bud
    of the night-blooming jasmine,
    opening it,
    greedy for its juice.”
    —Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)

    “The common behavior of mankind is the system of reference by means of which we interpret an unknown language.”
    —Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951)