Sophus Lie quotes

Sophus Lie quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Among all of the mathematical disciplines the theory of differential equations is the most important... It furnishes the explanation of all those elementary manifestations of nature which involve time.”
-- Sophus Lie

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“It may be said that the conceptions of differential quotient and integral, which in their origin certainly go back to Archimedes, were introduced into science by the investigations of Kepler, Descartes, Cavalieri, Fermat and Wallis. . . .”
-- Sophus Lie

“Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most.”
“Discipline says, 'I need to.' Duty says, 'I ought to.' Devotion says, 'I want to.'”
“There can be no self-government without self-discipline. There can be no self-government without self-control. There can be no liberty unless it is grounded in moral discipline and the ability to do what is right.”

Source : Alan Keyes' Speech at the California Republican Party Convention in Sacramento, California, www.keyesarchives.com. February 27, 1999.
“I think the sense of family and family achievement, plus the discipline which I received there from that one-room school were really very helpful in what I did later on.”
“Once you get the right image the details aren't that important.”
“Of course education becomes very very important and that's for our human resource development.”
“And since geometry is the right foundation of all painting, I have decided to teach its rudiments and principles to all youngsters eager for art. . .”
“no study has brought out any solid evidence that the death penalty deters crime. In fact, Amnesty reports that 'the murder rate in states which use the death penalty is twice that of states which do not, according to FBI statistics.”

Source : Antoinette Bosco (2001). “Choosing Mercy: A Mother of Murder Victims Pleads to End the Death Penalty”
“You should treat as many patients as possible with the new drugs while they still have the power to heal.”
“It was one thing to have guessed it, another to have had that guess confirmed beyond possibility of refutation.”

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