On Sir Isaac Newton* ~

"Newton owned a pet dog called Diamond, which one day knocked over the candle on the scientist's desk and started a blaze that destroyed records of many years' research.  Newton, viewing the destruction, said only, 'O Diamond, Diamond, thou little knowest the damage thou hast done.' "


"Newton cut a hole in the bottom of an outside door to enable his beloved cat to go freely in and out of the house.  When it had kittens, Newton cut a small hole next to the original one." (Probably a traditional joke, foisted on Newton.)

* (1642 - 1727)  English physicist & mathematician