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As astronomy is the daughter of idleness, geometry is the daughter of property.

Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

Mathematicians are like lovers. Grant a mathematician the least principle, and he will draw from it a consequence which you must also grant him, and from this consequence another.
BERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE

Lover Math Principles
The Art of Flying is but newly invented, twill improve by degrees, and in time grow perfect; then we may fly as far as the Moon.
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Art Degree Future Invented Moo
If I held all the thoughts of the world in my hand, I would be careful not to open it.
BERNARD LE BOVIER DE FONTENELLE

Carefully Hands Open Thinking
It is beauty that begins to please, and tenderness that completes the cbarm.
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Beauty Please Tenderness
Les vrais philosophes sont comme les e le phants, qui en marchant ne posent jamais le second pied a’ terre que le premier ne soit bien affermi. True philosophers are like elephants, who when walking never placetheir second footontheground untilthefirst is steady.
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Elephants Philosopher Steady
A well-cultivated mind is, so to speak, made up of all the minds of preceding ages; it is only one single mind which has been educated during all this time.
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Inspirational Mind Motivation
Ah! si l’on o” tait les chime’ res aux hommes, quel plaisir leur resterait? Oh! If man were robbed of his fantasies, what pleasure would be left him?
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Aux Fantasy Hommes Men
An educated mind is, as it were, composed of all the minds of preceding ages.
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Age Educated Mind
People almost always do great things without knowing how to do them, and are quite surprised to have done them.
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Done Knowing People
If I had my hand full of truth, I would take good care how I opened it.
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Funny Hands Truth
Truth comes home to the mind so naturally, that when we learn it for the first time, it seems as though we did no more than recall it to our memory.
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Home Memories Motivational
Nature is never so admired as when she is understood.
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Natural Nature Science
I detest war; it ruins conversation
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Political Ruin War
A philospher sees the Earth as a large planet, travelling through the heavens, covered with fools
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Earth Fool Heaven
It is high time for me to depart, for at my age I now begin to see things as they really are.
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Age Last Time Words
Hardly anyone knows how much is gained by ignoring the future.
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Future Knows