“The more I study the things of the mind the more mathematical I find them. In them as in mathematics it is a question of quantities; they must be treated with precision. I have never had more satisfaction than in proving this in the realms of art, politics and history.” MindArtScienceHistoryStudyProveMathematicsSatisfactionTreatedMathematicalRealmsTreatmentQuantityPrecision Book:Life and Letters of H. Taine: 1870-1892 Source: Life and Letters of H. Taine: 1870-1892
“The search for causes must come after the collection of facts.” FactsCausesHistoryCollections Author:Hippolyte Taine
“History is nothing but a problem of mechanics applied to psychology.” ProblemHistoryPsychologyMechanic Author:Hippolyte Taine
