“A picture may be worth a thousand words, a formula is worth a thousand pictures.”
Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930–2002) Dutch computer scientist
Dijkstra (EWD1239: A first exploration of effective reasoning)
1990s
“Better say nothing at all. Language is worth a thousand pounds a word!”
Source: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
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English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer 1832–1898Related quotes
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“A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck. ”
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Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain