#worth

A scientist worthy of his name, about all a mathematician, experiences in his work the same impression as an artist; his pleasure is as great and of the same nature. ↗

— Henri Poincare

#artist #experiences #great #his #impression

The mathematical facts worthy of being studied are those which, by their analogy with other facts, are capable of leading us to the knowledge of a physical law. ↗

— Henri Poincare

#being #capable #facts #knowledge #law

Our assessment of socio-economic worth is largely a sham. We scientists should not lend ourselves to it - though we routinely do. We should, instead, insist on applying the criterion of quality. ↗

— John Charles Polanyi

#assessment #criterion #insist #instead #largely

I think I just realized that having a problem - an eating disorder - it's not healthy and you can actually die from that. I realized it's not worth it and you just need to be healthy. ↗

— Nicole Polizzi

#die #disorder #eating #having #healthy

You must never throw away things that are worth good money. ↗

— Abraham Polonsky

#good #money #must #never #things

Dr. Johnson has said that the chief glory of a country arises from its authors. But then that is only as they are oracles of wisdom; unless they teach virtue, they are more worthy of a halter than of the laurel. ↗

— Jane Porter

#authors #chief #country #dr #glory

I have never known anyone worth a damn who wasn't irascible. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#damn #i #known #never #who

Nothing written for pay is worth printing. Only what has been written against the market. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#been #market #nothing #only #pay

Technique is the test of sincerity. If a thing isn't worth getting the technique to say, it is of inferior value. ↗

— Ezra Pound

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Those placed in the position which I now occupy, commonly feel concern about their worthiness to receive the great honour which has been done them. ↗

— Cecil Frank Powell

#been #commonly #concern #done #feel