Quote#Wisdom
It has been said that to appreciate what virtue and morals mean, men…
Quote byJames Joseph Sylvester · 1814–1897
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: J. J. Sylvester. "A Probationary Lecture on Geometry", Collected Mathematical Papers, Vol. 2 (1908), p. 9.
English (original)
It has been said that to appreciate what virtue and morals mean, men must live virtuous and moral lives. It is equally true, that a knowledge of the objects of science is not to be attained by any scheme of definitions, however carefully contrived. He who would know what geometry is, must venture boldly into its depths and learn to think and feel as a geometer.
— James Joseph Sylvester
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