John Napier Professions : Mathematician Born : 1550 Died : April 4, 1617 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by John Napier If language was given to men to conceal their thoughts, then gesture's purpose was to disclose them. John Napier empathy purpose men Doctrine does matter. But one must ever be reminded that to be right on doctrine does not mean one is right with the Lord. John Napier doctrine doe mean We can land men on the moon, but, for all our mechanical and electronic wizardry, we cannot reproduce an artificial fore-finger that can feel as well as beckon. John Napier land moon men Similar Authors Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch mathematician Brahmagupta mathematician Augustus De Morgan mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy mathematician Atle Selberg mathematician Arthur Cayley mathematician All Authors