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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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As astronomy is the daughter of idleness, geometry is the daughter of property.
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Astronomy Daughter Science
They will have the World to be in Large, what a Watch is in Small; which is very regular, and depends only upon the just disposing of the several Parts of the Movement.
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Life Science Watches
Modesty in women has two special advantages,–it enhances beauty and veils uncomeliness.
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Special Two Veils
Nature is never so admired as when she is understood.
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Natural Nature Science
It is beauty that begins to please, and tenderness that completes the cbarm.
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Beauty Please Tenderness
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
There are three things I have loved but never understood. Art, music and women.
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Art Three Understanding
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
There is nothing one sees oftener than the ridiculous and magnificent, such close neighbors that they touch.
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Neighbor Ridicule Ridiculous
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
A work of morality, politics, criticism will be more elegant, other things being equal, if it is shaped by the hand of geometry.
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Geometry Hands Math Work
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
Women react differently: a French woman who sees herself betrayed by her husband will kill his mistress; an Italian will kill her husband; a Spaniard will kill both; and a German will kill herself.
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Husband Italian Mistress Woman
Behold a universe so immense that I am lost in it. I no longer know where I am. I am just nothing at all. Our world is terrifying in its insignificance.
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Knowledge Nothing Science World
Our sun enlightens the planets that belong to him; why may not every fixed star also have planets to which they give light?
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Enlighted Future Light Stars
It is a great obstacle to happiness to expect too much.
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