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Jean le Rond d'Alembert Quotes: High office, is like a pyramid; only two kinds of animals reach the summit — reptiles and eagles.
         

High office, is like a pyramid; only two kinds of animals reach the summit — reptiles and eagles.


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A philosopher is a fool who torments himself while he is alive, to be talked of after he is dead.

A philosopher is a fool who torments himself while he is alive, to be talked of after he is dead.



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There are only two kinds of certain knowledge: Awareness of our own existence and the truths of mathematics.



Just go on..and faith will soon return.

Just go on..and faith will soon return.



The true system of the World has been recognized, developed and perfected...Everything has been discussed and analysed, or at least mentioned.

The true system of the World has been recognized, developed and perfected...Everything has been discussed and analysed, or at least mentioned.



Music that paints nothing is only noise.

Music that paints nothing is only noise.



Algebra is generous; she often gives more than is asked of her.

Algebra is generous; she often gives more than is asked of her.



Push on and faith will catch up with you.

Push on and faith will catch up with you.



The more wit we have, the less satisfied we are with it.

The more wit we have, the less satisfied we are with it.



To someone who could grasp the Universe from a unified standpoint the entire creation would appear as a unique truth and necessity.

To someone who could grasp the Universe from a unified standpoint the entire creation would appear as a unique truth and necessity.



Gaming is the destruction of all decorum; the prince forgets at it his dignity, and the lady her modesty.

Gaming is the destruction of all decorum; the prince forgets at it his dignity, and the lady her modesty.





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I was a very hard-edged geometric painter, strongly influenced by [Piet] Mondrian and [Theo] van Doesburg and that sort of thing.

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