Augustus De Morgan Quotes:
Ocupation: Mathematician
Life: June 27, 1806 - March 18, 1871
Birthday: June 27
Death: March 18
Lagrange, in one of the later years of his life, imagined that he had overcome the difficulty (of the parallel axiom). He went so far as to write a paper, which he took with him to the Institute, and began to read it. But in the first paragraph something struck him that he had not observed: he muttered: 'Il faut que j'y songe encore', and put the paper in his pocket.' [I must think about it again]
source: "Budget of Paradoxes". Book by Augustus De Morgan (p. 178), 1872.
topic: Writing, Thinking, Years, Institute, Encores, Axioms
