.....I do not believe that science per se is an adequate source of happiness, nor do I think that my own scientific outlook has contributed very greatly to my own happiness, which I attribute to defecating twice a day with unfailing regularity.
..........— Bertrand Russell (Lord Russell) (1872-1970), British mathematician, logician, and philosopher. Letter to W. W. Norton, Publisher (27 Jan 1931).
The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, 1914-1944 (1968), Vol. 2, 200. Found at
http://www.todayinsci.com/R/Russell_...Quotations.htm.
.....Mendacem memorem esse oportet
.....A liar should have a good memory.
..........— Quintilian (Marcus Fabius Quintilianus) (
ca. 35 –
ca. 95
CE), Iberian-born Roman rhetorician.
De Institutione Oratoria (
ca. 95
CE), Book IV, 2, line 91.