To succeed in science, one must doubt; to succeed in life, one must be sure.

"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.

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.

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

Civilization is the art of creating useless needs.

God is the mysterious veil under which we hide our ignorance of the cause.

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