The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (19 page)
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Arnold, Thomas
1795–1842
1795–1842
1
My object will be, if possible, to form Christian men, for Christian boys I can scarcely hope to make.
on appointment to the Headmastership of Rugby School
As for rioting, the old Roman way of dealing with that is always the right one; flog the rank and file, and fling the ringleaders from the Tarpeian rock.
My object will be, if possible, to form Christian men, for Christian boys I can scarcely hope to make.
on appointment to the Headmastership of Rugby School
letter to Revd John Tucker, 2 March 1828
As for rioting, the old Roman way of dealing with that is always the right one; flog the rank and file, and fling the ringleaders from the Tarpeian rock.
from an unpublished letter written before 1828
Artsimovich, L. A.
1909–73
1909–73
1
The joke definition according to which "Science is the best way of satisfying the curiosity of individuals at government expense" is more or less correct.
The joke definition according to which "Science is the best way of satisfying the curiosity of individuals at government expense" is more or less correct.
in
Novy Mir
January 1967
Ascham, Roger
1515–68
1515–68
1
I said…how, and why, young children, were sooner allured by love, than driven by beating, to attain good learning.
There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.
I said…how, and why, young children, were sooner allured by love, than driven by beating, to attain good learning.
The Schoolmaster
(1570) preface
There is no such whetstone, to sharpen a good wit and encourage a will to learning, as is praise.
The Schoolmaster
(1570) bk. 1
Ashford, Daisy
1881–1972
1881–1972
1
Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42.
Bernard always had a few prayers in the hall and some whiskey afterwards as he was rarther pious but Mr Salteena was not very addicted to prayers so he marched up to bed.
Oh I see said the Earl but my own idear is that these things are as piffle before the wind.
Mr Salteena was an elderly man of 42.
The Young Visiters
(1919) ch. 1
Bernard always had a few prayers in the hall and some whiskey afterwards as he was rarther pious but Mr Salteena was not very addicted to prayers so he marched up to bed.
The Young Visiters
(1919) ch. 3
Oh I see said the Earl but my own idear is that these things are as piffle before the wind.
The Young Visiters
(1919) ch. 5
Asimov, Isaac
1920–92
1920–92
1
The three fundamental Rules of Robotics…One, a robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm…Two…a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law…three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
The three fundamental Rules of Robotics…One, a robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm…Two…a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law…three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
I, Robot
(1950) "Runaround"
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