In Mathematics We Have Long Since Drawn

Unless There Exist Peculiar Institutions For The Support Of Such Inquirers, Or Unless The Government Directly Interfere, The Contriver Of A Thaumatrope May Derive Profit From His Ingenuity, Whilst He Who Unravels The Laws Of Light And Vision, On Which Multitudes Of Phenomena Depend, Shall Descend Unrewarded To The Tomb.

Whenever The Work Is Itself Light, It Becomes Necessary, In Order To Economize Time, To Increase The Velocity.

The Council Of The Royal Society Is A Collection Of Men Who Elect Each Other To Office And Then Dine Together At The Expense Of This Society To Praise Each Other Over Wine And Give Each Other Medals.

The Successful Construction Of All Machinery Depends On The Perfection Of The Tools Employed; And Whoever Is A Master In The Arts Of Tool-making Possesses The Key To The Construction Of All Machines... The Contrivance And Construction Of Tools Must Therefore Ever Stand At The Head Of The Industrial Arts.

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.