“I am fully assured, that no general method for the solution of questions in the theory of probabilities can be established which does not explicitly recognize, not only the special numerical bases of the science, but also those universal laws of thought which are the basis of all reasoning, and which, whatever they may be as to their essence, are at least mathematical as to their form.” MayDoeFormLawSpecialTheorySolutionsEssenceUniversalBasesMethodMathematicalReasoningProbabilityAssuredUniversal Laws Book:Collected Logical Works Source: Collected Logical Works
“God shows us in Himself, strange as it may seem, not only authoritative perfection, but even the perfection of obedience--an obedience to His own laws; and in the cumbrous movement of those unwieldiest of his creatures we are reminded, even in His divine essence, of that attribute of uprightness in the human creature "that sweareth to his own hurt and changeth not.” HumansMayGodShowsSeemsLawHurtMovementDivineStrangeCreaturesPerfectionEssenceObedienceAttributesUprightness Book:The seven lamps of architecture Source: The seven lamps of architecture