The judgment may be compared to a clock or watch, where the most ordinary machine is sufficient to tell the hours; but the most elaborate alone can point out the minutes and seconds, and distinguish the smallest differences of time.
Bernard le Bovier de FontenelleSince the princes take the Earth for their own, it's fair that the philosophers reserve the sky for themselves and rule there, but they should never permit the entry of others.
Bernard le Bovier de FontenelleA work of morality, politics, criticism will be more elegant, other things being equal, if it is shaped by the hand of geometry.
Bernard le Bovier de FontenelleIf I held all the thoughts of the world in my hand, I would be careful not to open it.
Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle