October 13, 2004

Quotes

Here are some good quotes I found while browsing around. Stay tuned for the Latin translations if you're lazy and don't want to google them....

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I've found it!) but " That's funny ..."
- Isaac Asimov

The first step towards knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.
- Richard Cecil

Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur.

Accipere quam facere praestat injuriam.
(Cicero, Tusculanae disputationes)

Pessimum inimicorum genus, laudantes.
(Tacitus, Agricola)

Nemo fere saltat sobrius, nisi forte insanit.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero

Posted by Cynan at October 13, 2004 09:20 PM
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