Edwin Abbott Abbott on Humor
Browse 2 quotations attributed to Edwin Abbott Abbott, catalogued under humor, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Edwin Abbott Abbott, entry #117094: "The weak point in the system of the Circles — if a humble Square may venture to speak of anything Circular as containing any element of weakness — appears to me to be found in the…"
Attributed to Edwin Abbott Abbott, entry #48318: "Though we cannot SEE angles, we can INFER them, and this with great precision. Our sense of touch, stimulated by necessity, and developed by long training, enables us to distingui…"
2 Quotes by Edwin Abbott Abbott on Humor
"The weak point in the system of the Circles — if a humble Square may venture to speak of anything Circular as containing any element of weakness — appears to me to be found in their relations with Women."
"Though we cannot SEE angles, we can INFER them, and this with great precision. Our sense of touch, stimulated by necessity, and developed by long training, enables us to distinguish angles far more accurately than your sense of sight, when unaided by a rule or measure of angles."