“The study of mathematics is apt to commence in disappointment... We are told that by its aid the stars are weighed and the billions of molecules in a drop of water are counted. Yet, like the ghost of Hamlet's father, this great science eludes the efforts of our mental weapons to grasp it.””
Quotes by Alfred Williams
An Introduction to Mathematics
“People who tell me there is no God are like a six-year-old boy saying that there is no such thing as passionate love - they just haven't experienced it.””
“It is the great glory of the quest for human knowledge that, while making some small contribution to that quest, we can also continue to learn and to take pleasure in learning.””
Alfred Williams
Alfred Hamilton Williams is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers...