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    That three times five is equal to the half of thirty, expresses a relation between these numbers. Propositions of this kind are discoverable by the mere operation of thought, without dependence on what is any where existent in the universe. Though there never were a circle or triangle in nature, the truths, demonstrated by Euclid, would for ever retain their certainty and evidence.
    David Hume (1711–1776)

    It is not he who gains the exact point in dispute who scores most in controversy—but he who has shown the better temper.
    Samuel Butler (1835–1902)