James Whitbread Lee Glaisher quotes
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“The mathematician requires tact and good taste at every step of his work, and he has to learn to trust to his own instinct to distinguish between what is really worthy of his efforts and what is not.”
-- James Whitbread Lee GlaisherSource : "Presidential Address British Association for the Advancement of Science". "Nature", Vol. 42, (p. 467), 1890.
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“Pure mathematics offers no mercenary inducements to its followers, who is attracted to it by the importance and beauty of the truths in contains; and the complete absence of any material advantage to be gained by means of it, adds perhaps another charm to its study.”
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“[Lockyer]... sometimes forgets he is only the editor and not the author of Nature. [Lockyer was the first editor of Nature.]”
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“[Lord Brougham's writings on the bee's cell contain] as striking examples of bad reasoning as are often to be met with in writings related to mathematical subjects.”
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“My favorite puzzle is trying to work out the parts myself, after all it is a solo effort.”
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“An appreciation of prose is learned, not instinctive. It is an acquired taste, like Scotch whisky.”
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“I like an interesting movie even if it's controversial or offensive, depending on your taste.”
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“It is bad enough to be bad, but to be bad in bad taste is unpardonable.”
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