The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of a few wheels, its effect is spread over the whole twenty-four hours.
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Nationality: English Type: Mathematician Born: December 26, 1792 Death: October 18, 1871 |
“True liberty consists only in the power of doing what we ought to will, and in not being constrained to do what we ought not to will.”
“I always enjoyed writing. I did playlets in high school, I did radio shows in college. That's one of the reasons I went down to Second City, because you could do acting and writing.”