“It is interesting to transport one's self back to the times when Astronomy began; to observe how discoveries were connected together, how errors have got mixed up with truth, have delayed the knowledge of it, and retarded its progress; and, after having followed the various epochs and traversed every climate, finally to contemplate the edifice founded on the labours of successive centuries and of various nations.” SelfTogetherScienceNationsInterestingProgressCenturyDiscoveryErrorsClimateVariousConnectedAstronomyLabourContemplatingTransportDelayedRetardedEdifice Author:Jean Sylvain Bailly
“People who ponder too much about the subject of enlightenment don't progress very fast. It is interesting to know it's there, but you can't know what it's like until you get there.” PeopleKnowsInterestingToo MuchProgressSubjectsEnlightenmentPondering Author:Frederick Lenz
“Pilgrim's Progress , about a man that left his family, it didn't say why. I read considerable in it now and then. The statements was interesting, but tough.” MenLeftInterestingProgressToughStatementsNow And ThenPilgrim Author:Mark Twain
“If I'm reading a book and it seems truly interesting, I tend to start reading back to front in order not to be too deeply under the sway of progress.” IfsBookSeemsOrderReadingInterestingProgressFronts Book:Remote: Reflections on Life in the Shadow of Celebrity Source: Remote: Reflections on Life in the Shadow of Celebrity