Friday, December 23, 2016

Quote Of The Day


Mathematicians are like Frenchmen.  Whatever you say to them they translate into their own language, and forthwith it is something entirely different. ~ Goethe

4 comments:

  1. Considering how badly math and I get along, that makes perfect sense. It's a good thing I married a banker!

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  2. Sounds like a bit of international high sticking.

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  3. My father used to be fond of quoting "Philosophy is like Russia -- full of swamps and frequently invaded by Germans" but I've never been able to find the source.

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