Do not talk to me of Archimedes' lever. He was an absent-minded person…

Joseph Conrad
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Do not talk to me of Archimedes' lever. He was an absent-minded person with a mathematical imagination. Mathematics commands my respect, but I have no use for engines. Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world. ✨ Joseph Conrad The Complete Works of Joseph Conrad, Library of Alexandria
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