What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.
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Nationality: Scottish Type: Philosopher Born: December 4, 1795 Death: February 5, 1881 |
“One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.”
“One of the terrific aspects of MIT in those days was the enormous variety of experimental work that either took place there or was talked about in seminars by outside speakers aggressively recruited by the faculty.”