Quotes
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The Infinite Pursuit of Knowledge
‘We see in all other pleasures, there is satiety, and after they be used, their verdure departeth, which showeth well they be but deceits of pleasure, and not pleasures; and that it was the novelty which pleased, and not the quality. And, therefore, we see that voluptuous men turn friars, and ambitious princes turn melancholy.…
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The Magic of Old Libraries
‘What a place to be in is an old library! It seems as though all the souls of all the writers, that have bequeathed their labors to these Bodleians, were reposing here, as in some dormitory, or middle state. I do not want to handle, to profane the leaves, their winding-sheets. I could as soon…
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The marvellous existence of bookstores
‘The marvel is, indeed, that the bookseller ever survives at all. It is as if a haberdasher, in addition to meeting all the hazards of the current fashion, had to keep in stock a specimen of every kind of shirt, collar, sock, necktie and undershirt in favour since 1750‘― H. L. Mencken
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A universe filled with extra dimensions
‘The physics of extra dimensions is a revolution in the making. If the extra dimensions exist, the visible universe is just a slice. The rest is terra incognita.‘― Joseph Lykken
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Not Polite
‘Unfortunately I don’t issue visas from Switzerland, so I cannot stop you coming.‘― Wolfgang Pauli answering Stanley Deser who wanted to come and visit him
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Long Live the New Theory of Einstein!
‘The old theory of Einstein is dead. Long live the new theory of Einstein.‘― Wolfgang Pauli
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Priorities
‘In our civilisation the most important decisions are selecting one’s marriage partner and choosing one’s career.‘― Theodor Kaluza
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