Augustus De Morgan
Mathematician whose laws of logic form the basis of digital circuit design.
Quotes by Augustus De Morgan
The more we know, the more we discover our ignorance.
The greatest truths are the simplest.
The human mind is never satisfied with what it knows.
The power of generalization is the distinguishing characteristic of the human mind.
The true philosopher is he who can trace the connection between the most distant ideas.
The business of science is to reduce the complicated to the simple.
The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
The progress of science depends on the progress of logic.
The object of mathematics is to find out the unknown from the known.
The greatest discoveries are often made by accident.
The true value of a man is not in what he has, but in what he is.
The more we learn, the more we are aware of our ignorance.
The true method of philosophy is to doubt everything, and to believe nothing until it is proved.
The human mind is a wonderful instrument, but it requires cultivation.
The object of all science is to reduce the number of independent principles.
The laws of nature are the thoughts of God.
The true end of logic is not to discover new truths, but to test the old ones.
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge.
The true method of teaching is to make the pupil his own teacher.
The human mind is like a garden, which, if not cultivated, will produce weeds.