That writer does the most, who gives his reader the most knowledge, and takes from him the least time.
--> In: M. Mazzoni : Fiori e glorie della letteratura inglese, Milano, 1844, Part II, p. 68
Antreas P. Hatzipolakis
I studied Advanced Mathematics at the school of the sea.
--> Odysseus Elytes (Greek poet; Nobel Prize 1979)
Snail mail:
Anopolis, Sfakia, Crete. 730 11 GREECE
*or*
81 Patmou St., Athens. 111 44 GREECE
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e-mail:
xpolakis@prometheus.hol.gr
(...) X is the sacred symbol of ten dollars, and in such words as Xmas, Xn, etc., stands for Christ, not, as is popular supposed, because it represents a cross, but because the corresponding letter in the Greek alphabet is the initial of his name: Xristos. (...)
--> Ambrose Bierce : The Devil's Dictionary (1911)
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English speaking:
Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
--> Clarence Darrow
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Tourist: Do you speak English?
Greek tavern owner: koutsospeak...!
(Explanation:
Koutsos (adj.) = lame, crippled
Composition example: koutsos + pino [= drink] = koutsopino = I drink little by little.)
-Heaven is where the police are British, the cooks French, the mechanics German, the lovers Greeks, the drinkers Australian and it窶冱 all organised by the Swiss.
-Hell is where the cooks are British, the mechanics French, the drinkers Swiss, the police German, the lovers Australian and it窶冱 all organised by the Greeks.
--> ? (From: ProQuotes 2.2s by Greg Olson-Hyde)
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COPYRIGHT:
CLOPYRIGHT : Greek play on word.
(Clop-e = theft, stealing)
ツゥ1995 - 1996 by Antreas P. Hatzipolakis
TYPE:
Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.
(I fear the Greeks even when bearing gifts)
[As proverbial stereotype: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.]
--> Virgil, The Aineid 2.46
Freeware
Restrictions: unmodified in any way; for any non-profit use.
WARRANTY:
A memorandum is written not to inform the reader, but to protect the writer.
--> Dean Acheson
provided as is without any warranty
ERRORS:
Quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus.
(Even the worthy Homer some times nods)
--> Horace: De Arte Poetica
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QUOTATIONS:
I hate quotations.
--> Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sources:
1. My own colection
2. Bibliographic Sources:
It is a good thing for an uneducated man to read books of quotations.
--> Winston Churchill
21. R. E. Moritz : Memorabilia Mathematica. The Math. Association of America. [1993] (1st ed. 1914)
22. J. R. Newman : Volume 1-2-3-4 of The World of Mathematics. Simon and Schuster, New York 1956.
23. C. T. Ramage : Beautiful Thoughts from Greek Authors. 2nd ed. London 1895
24. R. Schmalz : Out of the Mouths of Mathematicians. The Math. Association of America. 1993
3. Internetographic Sources:
31. Books:
J. Bartlett : Familiar Quotations (...) 9th ed. Boston, Little, Brown, and Company, 1901. In:
The color of the language name : Blue = The lang. name is etymologized (ETYM. LEXICON )
NAME(S):
The most important thing in the programming language is the name. A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language.
--> Donald E. Knuth
application name / package name / archived file name etc.
VERSION(S) - UPDATE(S):
All new: The software is not compatible with previous versions.
--> ?
language current version *or* latest (MPW, TC, etc.) version - release date (US format: mm-dd-yy)
Underline style of UPDATE(S) = The language is updated (*or* added) since previous doc version.
README:
Your manuscript is both good and original;
but the part that is good is not original,
and the part that is original is not good.
--> Samuel Johnson
description from the lang(uage) doc(umentation) (*or* from another source)
AUTHOR(S):
Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.
--> ?
name(s) of the language author(s)
COPYRIGHT:
(c) ...............
TYPE:
This is a shareware quote. Send $5 if you use it, send $10 for manual.
--> ?
Software type:
Freeware (the restrictions are not mentioned)
Shareware (the fees are mentioned)
INTERNET SITES:
As you set out for Ithaka
hope the voyage is a long one,
full of adventure, full of discovery.
--> C. P. Cavafy, Ithaca (transl. : Edmund Keely and Philip Sherrard)
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