"A great man, who was convinced that the……" — Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
"A great man, who was convinced that the truths of political and moral science are capable of the same certainty as those that form the system of physical science, even in those branches like astronomy that seem to approximate mathematical certainty. He cherished this belief, for it led to the consoling hope that humanity would inevitably make progress toward a state of happiness and improved character even as it has already done in its knowledge of the truth."
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10 Quotes by Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet
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[All phenomena] are equally susceptible of being calculated, and all that is necessary, to reduce the whole of nature to…
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People still retain the errors of their childhood, their nation, and their age, long after they have accepted the truths…
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Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.[or you will create disappointment and envy, as every other…
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Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another for there will always be others whose lives on…
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As the mind learns to understand more complicated combinations of ideas, simpler formulae soon reduce their complexity; so truths that…
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Enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.
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