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Isaac Barrow was an English mathematician who made significant contributions to the fields of geometry and calculus. He is known for his work on the tangent line and for being the first to use the term 'infinitesimal'. Barrow was a professor at Cambridge University and is considered one of the founders of the Cambridge Mathematical School.

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“If we desire to live securely, comfortably, and quietly, that by all honest means we should endeavor to purchase the good will of all men, and provoke no man's enmity needlessly; since any man's love may be useful, and every man's hatred is dangerous.”

Ifs Men Should May Mean Desire Honest Dangerous Hatred Every Man Endeavor Temper Provoking Good Will Enmity Desire To Live

Book:The Sermons and Expository Treatises of Isaac Barrow: With a Life of the Author

Source: The Sermons and Expository Treatises of Isaac Barrow: With a Life of the Author

“No adversity is in kind or degree peculiar to us; but if we survey the conditions of other men (of our brethren everywhere, of our neighbours all about us), and compare our case with theirs, we shall find that we have many consorts and associates in adversity, most as ill, many far worse bestead than ourselves; whence it must be a great fondness and perverseness to be displeased that we are not exempted from, but exposed to bear a share in the common troubles and burdens of mankind.”

Ifs Men Kind Common Cases Trouble Share Conditions Mankind Bears Degrees Adversity Ill Burden Compare Peculiar Exposed Associates Neighbour Surveys Brethren Fondness Perverseness

Author:Isaac Barrow

“We may be as good as we please, if we please to be good.”

Ifs May Please Goodness Be Good

Book:Twenty two sermons on various subjects: selected from the works of the Rev. Isaac Barrow, ...

Source: Twenty two sermons on various subjects: selected from the works of the Rev. Isaac Barrow, ...

“Sin is never at a stay; if we do not retreat from it, we shall advance in it; and the farther on we go, the more we have to come back.”

Ifs Sin Retreat

Book:Works

Source: Works

“If men are wont to play with swearing anywhere, can we expect they should be serious and strict therein at the bar or in the church.”

Ifs Men Should Play Church Serious Bars Strict Swearing

Book:The Theological Works of Isaac Barrow

Source: The Theological Works of Isaac Barrow