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Littlehorse: Both of the quotes are indeed in Latin. Wilf's translation of the Gauss quote is correct (as a matter of interest, this was Gauss' personal motto). I'm not sure about the play it is from either (and I don't think I ever knew). However, Wilf was correct to be wary of his translation of the second quote, as it actually comes out to 'I seek not knowledge but clarity.' (where 'understanding' could replace 'clarity' in a freer translation). This is my personal motto --the particular phrasing and translation are my own, but the sentiments originate from one of my math teachers, who commented that "The goal of a college education is not knowledge but clarity."
For those who are interested, the Kepler quote that I was using in my signature previously translates to 'Where there is matter, there is geometry.'
Nathan
P.S.: Does anyone know when we started being able to edit posts more than two hours after posting them? Did Lee change a setting by accident or have policies changed? (The time limit was originally put in place to keep the bandwidth down, if I remember correctly.) *Goes off to correct a few egregious errors that weren't caught in time.*
Pauca sed matura. --Karl Friedrich Gauss
Non doctrinam, sed perspicuitatem quaero.
For those who are interested, the Kepler quote that I was using in my signature previously translates to 'Where there is matter, there is geometry.'
Nathan
P.S.: Does anyone know when we started being able to edit posts more than two hours after posting them? Did Lee change a setting by accident or have policies changed? (The time limit was originally put in place to keep the bandwidth down, if I remember correctly.) *Goes off to correct a few egregious errors that weren't caught in time.*
Pauca sed matura. --Karl Friedrich Gauss
Non doctrinam, sed perspicuitatem quaero.
And I know that Pantone numbers don't match online..but surely they're not that far off? Although I wasn't able to find the "M" part, so maybe that's the problem. And none of the links work....agh. This is bugging me, because I was all excited to see their skin color...
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