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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

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In vain we shall penetrate more and more deeply the secrets of the structure of the human body, we shall not dupe nature; we shall die as usual.
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Dupes Secret Usual
I detest war; it ruins conversation
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Political Ruin War
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 true philosopher is like an elephant; he never puts the second foot down until the first one is solidly in place.
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Elephants Feet Firsts
To despise theory is to have the excessively vain pretension to do without knowing what one does, and to speak without knowing what one says.
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Knowing Pretension Speak
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
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
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
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
I feel nothing, apart from a certain difficulty in continuing to exist.
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Certain Difficulty Last Words
It takes time to ruin a world, but time is all it takes.
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Libertarian Liberty World
I have lived one hundred years; and I die with the consolation of never having thrown the slightest ridicule upon the smallest virtue.
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Hundred Virtue Years
Modesty in women has two special advantages,–it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.
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Special Two Veils
It is a great obstacle to happiness to expect too much.
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Happiness Obstacles
If I had my hand full of truth, I would take good care how I opened it.
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