Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Simon Newcomb Astronomer

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Mar 12, 1835
  • Died: Jul 11, 1909

Simon Newcomb was a Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician. Though he had little conventional schooling, he made important contributions to timekeeping as well as writing on economics and statistics and authoring a science fiction novel.

My father was the most rational and the most dispassionate of men. fatherhood

My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher. teacher

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 quotes from John Millington Synge

3 quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 other quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 other quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 more sayings from Dave Barry

27 more sayings from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 thoughts from Winston Churchill

74 thoughts from Winston Churchill