Joseph Caldwell

American mathematician (1773-1835)

Died in Chapel Hill

Quotations with a citation

While there, walking in the street, she made a misstep, fell, and her ankle was so much injured as to terminate in mortification and consequent death.

My father was of a more delicate system than the rest of the children, and with this peculiarity united a taste for study and mental occupation.

If we cannot choose our condition, or control events, we have our choice of the course we will pursue, so far as sin or obedience to the truth is concerned.

I was young and thoughtless; but the first reflection that rushed upon me, was, that God in his goodness had saved my life by prompting me in the critical moment to act as I did.

I exchanged not a word more with any one, but walked home with feelings sunk as low as a few minutes before they had been elevated.