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“... the word "theory" ... was originally an Orphic word, which Cornford interprets as "passionate sympathetic contemplation" ... For Pythagoras, the "passionate sympathetic contemplation" was intellectual, and issued in mathematical knowledge ... To those who have reluctantly learnt a little mathematics in school this may seem strange; but to those who have experienced the intoxicating delight of sudden understanding that mathematics gives, from time to time, to those who love it, the Pythagorean view will seem completely natural.”

Giving May Littles Seems School Understanding Natural Views History Strange Theory Intellectual Mathematics Passionate Delight Mathematical Contemplation Sympathetic

Book:History of Western Philosophy

Source: History of Western Philosophy

“You know I am given to antiquarian and genealogical pursuits. An old family letter is a delight to my eyes. I can prowl in old trunks of letters by the day with undiminished zest.”

Knows I Can Eye Given Family History Letters Delight Pursuit Trunks Zest

Author:Rutherford B. Hayes

“Let us remember that the times which future generations delight to recall are not those of ease and prosperity, but those of adversity bravely borne.”

Remember History Generations Adversity Prosperity Delight Ease Recalls Future Generation

Author:Charles William Eliot

“To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood.”

Ifs History Blood Delight Arrogant Aggression Angle

Book:The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress: Reason in Society, Volume VII, Book Two

Source: The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress: Reason in Society, Volume VII, Book Two

“When we build, let us think that we build forever. Let it not be for present delight nor for our use alone. Let it be such work as our descendants will look upon with praise and thanksgiving in their hearts.”

Thinking Looks Heart Use History Forever Praise Delight Look Up Descendants Art History Praise And Thanksgiving

Author:John Ruskin

“There is a delight in the hardy life of the open.”

Life History Delight Wilderness Next Generation Natural Resources Natural Environment Hardy Nature Conservation Nature Life Nature And Life

Book:African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-naturalist

Source: African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-naturalist

“There are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy and its charm.”

Spirit Natural History Environment Mystery Environmental Delight Presidential Charm Wilderness Melancholy Next Generation Natural Resources Natural Environment Nature And Environment Nature Conservation

Book:African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-naturalist

Source: African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-naturalist