John Wallis on Books
Browse 2 quotations attributed to John Wallis, catalogued under books, with dates where available.
This page displays 2 quotations attributed to John Wallis and filed under "books" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to John Wallis, entry #5178: "As to Divinity, l had the happiness of a strict and Religious Education, all along from a Child: Whereby I was not only preserved from vicious Courses, and acquainted with Religio…"
Attributed to John Wallis, entry #86735: "This suiting my humor so well; I did thenceforth prosecute it, not as a formal Study, but as a pleasing Diversion, at spare hours; as books of Arithmetick or others Mathematical f…"
2 Quotes by John Wallis on Books
"As to Divinity, l had the happiness of a strict and Religious Education, all along from a Child: Whereby I was not only preserved from vicious Courses, and acquainted with Religious Exercises; but was early instructed in the Principles of Religion, and Catachetical Divinity, and the frequent Reading of Scripture, and other good Books, and diligent attendance on Sermons. And became timely acquainted with Systematick and Polemick Theology. And had the repute of a good Proficient therein."
"This suiting my humor so well; I did thenceforth prosecute it, not as a formal Study, but as a pleasing Diversion, at spare hours; as books of Arithmetick or others Mathematical fel occasionally in my way. For I had none to direct me, what books to read, or what to seek, or in what Method to proceed. For Mathematicks, were scarce looked upon as Academical Studies, but rather Mechanical; as the business of Traders, Merchants, Seamen, Carpenters, Surveyors of Lands, or the like; and perhaps some Almanack-makers in London."