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Nothing of worth or weight can be achieved with half a mind, with a faint heart, and with a lame endeavor.
Isaac Barrow
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Isaac Barrow
Died: 1677
Died: May 4
Historian Of Mathematics
Mathematician
Philosopher
Physicist
Theologian
University Teacher
London
England
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