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# Willem Witteveen

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Willem Johannes Witteveen was a Dutch legal scholar, politician, and author. He was a law professor at Tilburg University (1990–2014) and a Member of the Senate for the Labour Party. He was also the author of several books about law and politics. Witteveen was killed on 17 July 2014 when the flight

##  Quotes by Willem Witteveen

> [“There is only one universal language, which is the language of numbers and proportions that are so striking and stunningly built into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-witteveen/there-is-only-one-universal-language-which-is-the-language-of-numbers/)

Willem Witteveen

[Constants-of-nature](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constants-of-nature/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/willem-witteveen-104952_constants-of-nature_there-is-only-one-universal-language-whi_2223663.jpg)

> [“The golden ratio, as well as the Great Pyramid as an expression of it, is an important key to our universe containing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willem-witteveen/the-golden-ratio-as-well-as-the-great-pyramid-as-an-expression-of-it/)

Willem Witteveen

[Golden-ratio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golden-ratio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65f/willem-witteveen-104952_golden-ratio_the-golden-ratio-as-well-as-the-great-py_2855125.jpg)

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