#mati

The mathematician’s patterns, like the painter’s or the poet’s must be beautiful; the ideas like the colours or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics. ↗

— G.H. Hardy

#beauty

In World War One, they called it shell shock. Second time around, they called it battle fatigue. After 'Nam, it was post-traumatic stress disorder. ↗

— Jan Karon

#post-traumatic-stress-disorder #shell-shock #vietnam-war #war #world-war-one

An awake heart is like a sky that pours light. ↗

— Hafiz

#personal-growth #spirituality #transcendence #transformation #personal-growth

My mathematics is simple: one plus one = one. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#literature #literature-quotes #mathematics #one #plus

Mathematics doesn’t care about those beyond the numbers. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#dejan-stojanovic #literature #literature-quotes #mathematics #numbers

He held up his index finger. "Rule one: in any dispute between mates, the male is always to blame, even when he is clearly blameless. Rule two"—his middle finger joined the first—"whenever in doubt, refer to rule one. ↗

— C.L. Wilson

#marriage #mating #humor

Freewill does not impune the sovereignty of God, it in fact affirms it. ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#freewill #r-alan-woods #sovereignty-of-god #r-alan-woods

Dynamic/Active vs. Static/Passive. The Biblical statement, '...and with knowledge gain understanding, and with understanding gain wisdom'- NT (passim), speaks to an active experiential involvement necessary on our part in producing a state of dynamic pragmatism. To my understanding, wisdom is knowledge understood and applied in our daily lives where the-rubber-meets-the-road". ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#dynamic-pragmatism #knowledge-understood #r-alan-woods #r-alan-woods

But by the grace of God I am what I am." ~1 Corinthians 15:10 "Paul was alluding here to his honest response to those who were constantly criticizing, slandering, and defaming him and his character. This was the 'thorn' in his side!!! ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#defamation #grace-and-favor #r-alan-woods #slander #r-alan-woods

Trivia monologue. You are so the man for me. ↗

— Molly Harper

#librarian #trivia #useless-information #vampire-romance #librarians