For Those Who Said It First, I Shall Say it now...

"It is vain to do with more what can be done with less."
William of Ockham

"When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer."
John Milton

"If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants."
Sir Isaac Newton

"In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence."
Sir Isaac Newton

"Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare."
René Descartes

"I think, therefore I am."
René Descartes