Famous quotes containing the words trivial and/or algebra:
“I feel the same truth how often in my trivial conversation with my neighbours, that somewhat higher in each of us overlooks this by-play, and Jove nods to Jove from behind each of us.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Poetry has become the higher algebra of metaphors.”
—José Ortega Y Gasset (1883–1955)