7 ideas
22363 | You have only begun to do real science when you can express it in numbers [Kelvin] |
7776 | Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson] |
7777 | We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson] |
7775 | Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson] |
13304 | Learned men gain more in one day than others do in a lifetime [Posidonius] |
20644 | Energy has progressed from a mere formula, to a principle pervading all nature [Kelvin] |
20820 | Time is an interval of motion, or the measure of speed [Posidonius, by Stobaeus] |