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> [In describing the honourable mission I charged him with, M. Pernety informed me that he made my name known to you. This leads me to confess that I am not as completely unknown to you as you might believe, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-germain/in-describing-the-honourable-mission-i-charged-him-with-m-pernety/)

[Sophie Germain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-germain/)

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> [“In describing the honourable mission I charged him with, M. Pernety informed me that he made my name known to you . This leads me to confess that I am not as completely unknown to you as you might believe,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-germain/in-describing-the-honourable-mission-i-charged-him-with-m-pernety-2/)

[Sophie Germain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-germain/)

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## More by Sophie Germain

> [It matters little who first arrives at an idea, rather what is significant is how far that idea can go](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-germain/it-matters-little-who-first-arrives-at-an-idea-rather-what-is/)

[Sophie Germain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-germain/)

> [Algebra is nothing more than geometry, in words; geometry is nothing more than algebra, in pictures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-germain/algebra-is-nothing-more-than-geometry-in-words-geometry-is-nothing/)

[Sophie Germain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-germain/)

> [In describing the honourable mission I charged him with, M. Pernety informed me that he made my name known to you. This leads me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-germain/in-describing-the-honourable-mission-i-charged-him-with-m-pernety/)

[Sophie Germain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-germain/)

> [Algebra is but written geometry and geometry is but figured algebra.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-germain/algebra-is-but-written-geometry-and-geometry-is-but-figured-algebra/)

[Sophie Germain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-germain/)

> [“In describing the honourable mission I charged him with, M. Pernety informed me that he made my name known to you . This leads…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-germain/in-describing-the-honourable-mission-i-charged-him-with-m-pernety-2/)

[Sophie Germain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-germain/)

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