It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. A native of the Kingdom of France, he spent about 20 years of his life in the Dutch Republic after serving for a while in the Dutch States Army of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange and the Stadtholder of the United Provinces.
Become dust - and they will throw thee in the air; Become stone - and they will throw thee on glass
The scientific observer of Nature is a kind of mystic seeker in the act of prayer
It is in the character of very few men to honor without envy a friend who has prospered
The tongue like a sharp knife… Kills without drawing blood
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty
If you can dream it you can do it
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