"Science is built up of facts, as a……" — Henri Poincare

Science is built up of facts, as a house is with stones.… - Henri Poincare

"Science is built up of facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house."

— Henri Poincare

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107 Quotes by Henri Poincare

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Consider now the Milky Way. Here also we see an innumerable dust, only the grains of this dust are no…
Why is it that showers and even storms seem to come by chance, so that many people think it quite…
It is by logic we prove. It is by intuition we discover.
In one word, to draw the rule from experience, one must generalize; this is a necessity that imposes itself on…
It is a misfortune for a science to be born too late when the means of observation have become too…
Every phenomenon, however trifling it be, has a cause, and a mind infinitely powerful, and infinitely well-informed concerning the laws…
Tolstoi explains somewhere in his writings why, in his opinion, "Science for Science's sake" is an absurd conception. We cannot…
I then began to study arithmetical questions without any great apparent result, and without suspecting that they could have the…
It is often said that experiments should be made without preconceived ideas. That is impossible. Not only would it make…
Mathematicians do not study objects, but relations between objects.
What is it indeed that gives us the feeling of elegance in a solution, in a demonstration?
It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.

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Canada was built on dead beavers. — Margaret Atwood
A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved for a reason. — Margaret Atwood
You're never going to kill storytelling, because it's built into the human plan. We come with it. — Margaret Atwood
A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise… — Sai Baba
There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that… — Ibrahim Babangida
Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture. — Michele Bachmann
Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity. — Francis Bacon
But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit… — Christian Bale
When I'm ready to make a photograph, I think I quite obviously see in my minds eye something that is… — Ansel Adams
We want you to sit down and leave your egos at home and let's get an understanding as to where… — Afrika Bambaataa
Human relations are built on feeling, not on reason or knowledge. And feeling is not an exact science; like all… — Amelia Barr
As long as there's land available, single-family homes will be built, and Colorado residents will always go for a single-family… — Gary Bauer

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