La vérité est sur une courbe dont notre ésprit suit éternellement l'asymptote. Truth is on a curve whose asymptote our spirit follows eternally.

Pour réussir dans la science, il faut douter; pour réussir dans la vie, il faut être sûr. To succeed in science, one must doubt; to succeed in life, one must be sure.

The paradox is the seed of truth. This germ just needs a fertile ground to flourish and bear fruit.

Truth is on a curve whose asymptote our spirit follows eternally.

"Genius is just enduring patience," said Buffon. This is far from complete. Genius is impatience in ideas and patience with the facts: a lively imagination and a calm judgment, rather like a liquid boiling in a cup that remains cold.

Truth is different from error in two respects: it is a little harder to prove and more difficult to admit.

What are we doing down here? We prepare the blossoms of tomorrow. We all manure future humanity.