But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.

I believe what really happens in history is this: the old man is always wrong; and the young people are always wrong about what is wrong with him. The practical form it takes is this: that, while the old man may stand by some stupid custom, the young man always attacks it with some theory that turns out to be equally stupid.

No old Men (excepting Dr. Wallis) love Mathematicks.