John Arbuthnot Quote

Mathematical studies may serve for a pleasant entertainment for those hours which young men are apt to throw away upon their vices.


An Essay on the Usefulness of Mathematical Learning, (ed. 1701)


Mathematical studies may serve for a pleasant entertainment for those hours which young men are apt to throw away upon their vices.

Mathematical studies may serve for a pleasant entertainment for those hours which young men are apt to throw away upon their vices.

Mathematical studies may serve for a pleasant entertainment for those hours which young men are apt to throw away upon their vices.

Mathematical studies may serve for a pleasant entertainment for those hours which young men are apt to throw away upon their vices.