The Universal Anthology, Vol. 26: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient, Medieval and Modern, With Biographical and Explanatory Notes

Excerpt from The Universal Anthology, Vol. 26: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient, Medieval and Modern, With Biographical and Explanatory NotesI was just going to say, when I was interrupted, that one of the many ways Of classifying minds is under the heads of arith metical and algebraical intellects. All economical and practical wisdom is an extension or variation of the following arithmetical formula: Every philosophical proposition has the more general character Of the expression a+b=c. We are mere operatives, empirics, and egotists, until we learn to think in letters instead of figures.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.