Augustus De Morgan
Mathematician whose laws of logic form the basis of digital circuit design.
Quotes by Augustus De Morgan
The object of all education is to make a man think for himself.
The true philosopher is he who can see the universal in the particular.
The laws of thought are the foundation of all science.
The true end of science is not to know, but to do.
The human mind is capable of understanding anything that can be presented to it in a clear and distinct manner.
The true method of reasoning is to proceed from the known to the unknown.
The object of all knowledge is to reduce the number of independent facts.
The human mind is never at rest; it is always seeking for something new.
The true philosopher is he who can see the connection between the most remote ideas.
The laws of thought are the laws of the universe.
History is but a series of verified novels.
The nonsense that is printed in books is not so wonderful as the nonsense that is not printed, but is treasured up in the author's mind.
Mathematics is the gate and key of the sciences.
To define a thing is to mark its boundaries.
The followers of the collective reasoning of mathematics, logic, philosophy and morals know mankind thoroughly.
Paradoxes are like flies: they are always getting in, but you can always get them out again.
I can state my inability with very great confidence.
The great art of life is how to turn the surplus value of your past into the wealth of the present.
Logic is the hygiene of thought.
Every disconnected mass of matter must be regarded as a separate universe.