Order, unity, and continuity are human inventions, just as truly as catalogues and encyclopedias. – Bertrand Russell
I have no private interest in the reception of my inventions by the world, having never made, nor proposed to make, the least profit by any of them. – Benjamin Franklin
Do not share your inventions with many; share them only with the few who understand and love the sciences. – Filippo Brunelleschi
Most of them are doomed to rapid extinction, but a few may make evolutionary inventions, such as physiological, ecological, or behavioral innovations that give these species improved competitive potential. – Ernst Mayr
We daily witness the beneficial effect produced to the community by the institution of premiums, held out to encourage the inventions of ingenious mechanics. – Joseph Lancaster
Wit invents; inspiration reveals. The inventions of wit are conceits – metaphors and paradoxes – that discover the secret correspondences that unite beings and things among and with themselves; inspiration is condemned to dissipate its revelations – unless a form can be found to contain them. – Octavio Paz
