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“The tragedy of human life consists in our vain attempts to stretch the limits of things which can never become unlimited, to reach the infinite by absurdly adding to the rungs of the ladder of the finite.”

Humans Limits Tragedy Infinite Vain Human Life Unlimited Finite Ladders

Book:SĀDHANĀ - The Realisation of life

Source: SĀDHANĀ - The Realisation of life

“The potential infinite means nothing other than an undetermined, variable quantity, always remaining finite, which has to assume values that either become smaller than any finite limit no matter how small, or greater than any finite limit no matter how great.”

Mean Matter Values Greater Limits Infinite Assuming Quantity Finite Variables

Author:Georg Cantor

“Modern statisticians are familiar with the notion that any finite body of data contains only a limited amount of information on any point under examination; that this limit is set by the nature of the data themselves, and cannot be increased by any amount of ingenuity expended in their statistical examination: that the statistician's task, in fact, is limited to the extraction of the whole of the available information on any particular issue.”

Whole Facts Body Issues Modern Information Particular Amount Limits Tasks Notion Available Familiar Data Statistics Finite Examination Ingenuity Statistician Extraction

Author:Ronald Fisher

“The trouble is that we do not have the power of God in a full manifestation because of our finite thoughts, but as we go on and let God have His way, there is no limit to what our limitless God will do in response to a limitless faith. But you will never get anywhere except you are in constant pursuit of all the power of God.”

Way Trouble Goes On Limits Letting Go Constant Response Pursuit Gods Will Manifestation Finite Limitless Power Of God

Book:Greater Works: Experiencing God’s Power

Source: Greater Works: Experiencing God’s Power

“We know then the existence and nature of the finite, because we also are finite and have extension. We know the existence of the infinite and are ignorant of its nature, because it has extension like us, but not limits like us. But we know neither the existence nor the nature of God, because he has neither extension nor limits.”

Knows God Existence Limits Infinite Ignorant Infinity Extensions Finite

Book:Pensées

Source: Pensées

“I dare not think that any supercelestial heaven, or whatsoever else ... was increate and eternal. And as for the place of God before the world created, the finite wisdom of mortal men hath no perception of it; neither can it limit the seat of infinite power, no more than infinite power itself can be limited; for his place is in himself, whom no magnitude else can contain.”

Thinking Men World Heaven Limits Eternal Perception Infinite Dare Mortals Seats Finite Magnitude Infinite Power

Book:The History of the World in Five Books

Source: The History of the World in Five Books

“The physical laws, in their observable consequences, have a finite limit of precision.”

Law Limits Consequence Finite Precision

Author:Kurt Gödel

“But since I've taught that bodies of matter, made Completely solid, hither and thither fly Forevermore unconquered through all time, Now come, and whether to the sum of them There be a limit or be none, for thee Let us unfold; likewise what has been found To be the wide inane, or room, or space Wherein all things soever do go on, Let us examine if it finite be All and entire, or reach unmeasured round And downward an illimitable profound.”

Ifs Has Beens Made Matter Body Found Space Rooms Taught Goes On Limits All Things Profound Rounds Wide All Time Thee Finite

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lucretius (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Lucretius (Illustrated)

“Everybody has a finite amount of energy and limits to what he or she can do. Listen to your body. It will talk to you if you're willing to listen.”

Ifs Body Energy Can Do Willing Amount Limits Your Body Finite

Book:Never Say Never: 10 Lessons to Turn You Can't Into Yes I Can

Source: Never Say Never: 10 Lessons to Turn You Can't Into Yes I Can

“Prosperity consists in our ability to flourish as human beings - within the ecological limits of a finite planet. The challenge for our society is to create the conditions under which this is possible. It is the most urgent task of our times.”

Humans Challenges Human Beings Ability Conditions Planets Limits Tasks Prosperity Our Time Our Society Finite Urgent Ecological

Book:Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet

Source: Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet