Countably Infinite Set

Famous quotes containing the words infinite and/or set:

    “The unique eludes us; yet we remain faithful to the ideal of it; and in spite of sense and of our merely abstract thinking, it becomes for us the most real thing in the actual world, although for us it is the elusive goal of an infinite quest.”
    —Josiah Royce (1855–1916)

    “a set of crushed and grease-
    impregnated wickerwork;
    on the wicker sofa
    a dirty dog, quite comfy.”
    —Elizabeth Bishop (1911–1979)