Isaac Barrow Quotes

A collection of quotes by Isaac Barrow.

Isaac Barrow (1630-1677) was an English mathematician and theologian. He served as the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and is best known for his work in calculus, where he made significant contributions to the development of the subject. Barrow also wrote extensively on geometry and physics, and his teachings greatly influenced his famous student, Isaac Newton. Additionally, he was a ordained minister and delivered sermons during his lifetime. However, his most enduring legacy lies in his mathematical achievements and his crucial role in laying the foundation for the later advances in calculus.

That justice should be administered between men, it is neces

That justice should be administered between men, it is necessary that testimonies of fact be alleged; and that witnesses should apprehend themselves greatly obliged to discover the truth, according to their conscience, in dark and doubtful cases.

Isaac Barrow

Men Truth Conscience

Even private persons in due season, with discretion and temp

Even private persons in due season, with discretion and temper, may reprove others, whom they observe to commit sin, or follow bad courses, out of charitable design, and with hope to reclaim them.

Isaac Barrow

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