George Gissing Quote

It has long been observed that mathematics tend to narrow the mind, and that an exclusive devotion to Science leads to ignorance so complete that it precludes a consciousness of its own existence.


The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft, Chapter VII (p. 44), E.P Dutton & Co. 1903


It has long been observed that mathematics tend to narrow the mind, and that an exclusive devotion to Science leads to ignorance so complete that it...

It has long been observed that mathematics tend to narrow the mind, and that an exclusive devotion to Science leads to ignorance so complete that it...

It has long been observed that mathematics tend to narrow the mind, and that an exclusive devotion to Science leads to ignorance so complete that it...

It has long been observed that mathematics tend to narrow the mind, and that an exclusive devotion to Science leads to ignorance so complete that it...