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The mathematical facts worthy of being studied are those which, by their analogy with other facts, are capable of leading us to the knowledge of a physical law.
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It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.
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A scientist worthy of his name, about all a mathematician, experiences in his work the same impression as an artist; his pleasure is as great and of the same nature.
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The scientist does not study nature because it is useful; he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.
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Absolute space, that is to say, the mark to which it would be necessary to refer the earth to know whether it really moves, has no objective existence.
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No more than these machines need the mathematician know what he does.
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To doubt everything, or, to believe everything, are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.
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