Hypatia

by HekamaatAskeaton, Limerick, Ireland

Mar 2011 998 Views 7 comments

Hypatia

Author: Hypatia of Alexandria

"Reserve your right to think--
for even if you think wrongly, it is better to make mistakes in your thinking than not to think at all."

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Posted: Mar 2011

About this poem:

Hypatia of Alexandria (about 350 - 415 AD) was a mathematician, astronomer and philosopher- one of the last librarians of the great library of Alexandria.

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Comments (7)

schawalskiCork, IrelandMar 8, 2011

thanks for sharing hekamaat

RedexNorthumberland, England UKMar 8, 2011

Ah so true because a wrong thought is only wrong when its pointed out. mistakes make us learn.

FellsmanLake District, Cumbria, England UKMar 8, 2011

Hek

All this thinking, and where did it get Descartes? I never did figure out whatever it was Descartes thought he was - but it's a pity he never met Hypatia.

All this philosophy Hek,

I think I need an aspirin and a lie down.

Bill

jazzy75Houston, Texas USAMar 8, 2011

With thought comes responsiblity...thanks for sharing

gnj4uBoston, Massachusetts USAMar 8, 2011

Hi, Hekamaat,
Think, then act, except in the matters of love; then, feel and act.

Macduff5Newcastle, New South Wales AustraliaMar 9, 2011

Hi Hek,
This is a poetic thought I've heard a few times before. Thanks for letting me know that it was Hypatia who was the first to publish it. Cheers mate.

Tithonus., IranMar 19, 2011

Hekamaat, my friend, where are you? I love and miss your allegorical poems. You're a man of true understanding, possessing a purely nice heart and mind.

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