Originally posted by Frigid
start off with the quote from Isaac Newton:
AAAH!!!
That 'Newton quote' is one of the most annoying ever.
1 - Newton was in fact quoting someone else, he just didn't use quotation marks because it was, at the time, an incredibly famous quote.
2 - He was using it to make fun of the person to whom he was writing, who was very short, by linking mental to physical stature.
I'll check the whys and wherefores before I come back on, but I thought I'd let you know.
I might even provide some useful comments for whoever it is, if I can be bothered.