To those who have chosen the profession of medicine, a knowledge of chemistry, and of some branches of natural history, and, indeed, of several other departments of science, affords useful assistance.Quote by Charles Babbage about medicine, science, knowledge, history
Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.Quote by Samuel Johnson about difficulties, pleasure, life
No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.Quote by Samuel Johnson about proudness, vanity, public, human imperfections
How large and varied is the educational bill of fare set before every young gentleman in Great Britain; and to judge by the mental stamina it affords him in most cases, what a waste of good food it is.Quote by James Payn about judges, food, good, good luck