Dyson, Freeman -- Infinite in All Directions, Part 1, ch. 3 “Manchester and Athens” (1988)

Dave — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:46:03 +0000

I hope that the notion of a final statement of the laws of physics will prove as illusory as the notion of a formal decision process for all mathematics. If it should turn out that the whole of physical reality can be described by a finite set of equations, I would be disappointed, I would feel that the Creator had been uncharacteristically lacking in imagination.

Freeman Dyson (1923–2020) English-American theoretical physicist, mathematician, futurist
Infinite in All Directions, Part 1, ch. 3 “Manchester and Athens” (1988)
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Based on his Gifford Lectures, Aberdeen, Scotland (Apr-Nov 1985).

Brooks, Thomas -- The Hypocrite Detected, Anatomized (1650)

Dave — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 17:42:54 +0000

Time is a jewel more worth than a world. Time is not yours to dispose of as you please; it is a glorious talent that men must be accountable for as well as any other talent.

Thomas Brooks (1608–1680) English Puritan divine, writer
The Hypocrite Detected, Anatomized (1650)

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Dyson, Freeman -- Infinite in All Directions, Part 1, ch. 3 “Manchester and Athens” (1988)

Brooks, Thomas -- The Hypocrite Detected, Anatomized (1650)