Famous quotes containing the words function, formulae and/or involving:
“It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“I don’t believe in providence and fate, as a technologist I am used to reckoning with the formulae of probability.”
—Max Frisch (1911–1991)
“Literature is a defense against the attacks of life. It says to life: “You can’t deceive me. I know your habits, foresee and enjoy watching all your reactions, and steal your secret by involving you in cunning obstructions that halt your normal flow.””
—Cesare Pavese (1908–1950)