But Possibly I Am Something More Than

Here I Beg You To Observe In Passing That The Scruples That Prevented Ancient Writers From Using Arithmetical Terms In Geometry, And Which Can Only Be A Consequence Of Their Inability To Perceive Clearly The Relation Between These Two Subjects, Introduced Much Obscurity And Confusion Into Their Explanations.

I Desire To Live In Peace And To Continue The Life I Have Begun Under The Motto 'to Live Well You Must Live Unseen

Although My Knowledge Grows More And More, Nevertheless I Do Not For That Reason Believe That It Can Ever Be Actually Infinite, Since It Can Never Reach A Point So High That It Will Be Unable To Attain Any Greater Increase.

The First Precept Was Never To Accept A Thing As True Until I Knew It As Such Without A Single Doubt.

Mathematics Is A More Powerful Instrument Of Knowledge Than Any Other That Has Been Bequeathed To Us By Human Agency.