Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Alex Seeley

Quote by Alex Seeley

“Each suitor was faced with three boxes: a gold one, a silver one, and a lead one - each with corresponding clues. Whoever chose the gold box would earn what many men desired. Whoever chose the silver box would earn what many men deserved. And whoever chose the lead box would be required to give and risk all he had... since Portia was the pearl of great price, he must be willing to give everything and all that he had in order to have a true chance of winning her hand and her heart. Shakespeare's play - The Merchant of Venice”

Quote by Alex Seeley

Work

Author

Alex Seeley

Browse famous quotes and profile details for Alex Seeley. more

You May Also Like

“The purpose of the appeal was to open a subscription list by which signatories pledged themselves to support the cost of printing a limited edition, of which they themselves would be entitled to one or more copies, depending on the amount pledged. This was the usual means at the time [1836] of enabling the publication of an expensive book…”

“Scientists study only those aspects of the universe that it is within their gift to study: what is observable; what is measurable and amenable to statistical analysis; and, indeed, what they can afford to study within the means and time available. Science thus emerges as a giant tautology, a "closed system". It can present us with robust answers only because its practitioners take very great care to tailor the questions.”