Ground Setting

Famous quotes containing the words ground and/or setting:

“A new word is like a fresh seed sown on the ground of the discussion.”
—Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951)

“Linnæus, setting out for Lapland, surveys his “comb” and “spare shirt,” “leathern breeches” and “gauze cap to keep off gnats,” with as much complacency as Bonaparte a park of artillery for the Russian campaign. The quiet bravery of the man is admirable.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)