“... the sciences are like a beautiful river, of which the course is easy to follow, when it has acquired a certain regularity; but if one wants to go back to the source, one will find it nowhere, because it is everywhere; it is spread so much [as to be] over all the surface of the earth; it is the same if one wants to go back to the origin of the sciences, one will find only obscurity, vague ideas, vicious circles; and one loses oneself in the primitive ideas.”
Quote by Lazare Carnot
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Lazare Carnot
Lazare Carnot, a prominent French politician, was born on May 13, 1753, in Grenoble, France, and died on August 2, 1823. He played a significant role in the French Revolution and served in various important positions during that period. more
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