"I know that most men --
not only those considered clever,
but even those who are very clever andcapable of understanding
most difficult scientific, mathematical, or
can seldom discern even
perhaps with much difficulty --
which they have taught to others, and
-- Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoi
(1828-1910) Russian writer
Source: What is Art? (1896)
most difficult scientific, mathematical, or
philosophical problems --
can seldom discern even
the simplest and most obvious truth
if it be such as obliges them to admit
the falsity of conclusions they have formed,
perhaps with much difficulty --
conclusions of which they are proud,
which they have taught to others, and
on which they have built their lives."
-- Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoi
(1828-1910) Russian writer
Source: What is Art? (1896)
