Quotes of Layman - somelinesforyou

“ If you are not a psychiatrist, stay away from idiots. They are too stupid to pay a layman for his company. ”

- Stanislaw J. Lec

“ More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic. ”

- Simone Weil

“ A patient going to a doctor for his first visit was asked, "And whom did you consult before coming to me?""Only the village druggist," was the answer."And what sort of foolish advice did that numbskull give you?" asked the doctor, his tone and manner denoting his contempt for the advice of the layman… ”

- Unknown

“ Analysis and synthesis ordinarily clarify matters for us about as much as taking a Swiss watch apart and dumping its wheels, springs, hands, threads, pivots, screws and gears into a layman's hands for reassembling, clarifies a watch to a layman. ”

- Unknown

“ All science requires mathematics. The knowledge of mathematical things is almost innate in us. This is the easiest of sciences, a fact which is obvious in that no one's brain rejects it; for laymen and people who are utterly illiterate know how to count and reckon. ”

- Roger Bacon
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