A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is less benefited than most others by any acquaintance with science.
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Nationality: English Type: Mathematician Born: December 26, 1792 Death: October 18, 1871 |
“Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.”
“After all we did for Britain, selling that corduroy and making it swing, all we got was a bit of tin on a piece of leather.”