I failed.

A man was once asked why he did not ever drink, and he replied, "By God, I am not happy with my mind when it is sound, so why should I corrupt it even further?"

While he is often regarded as a designer of mechanical devices, Archimedes also made contributions to the field of mathematics. Plutarch wrote: "He placed his whole affection and ambition in those purer speculations where there can be no reference to the vulgar needs of life."

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Happy anniversary, beautiful dagger.

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Forgive Larry Summers. He did not know where he was ( Read more... )

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It has been said sometimes, that one does not place one's pearls before swine.