The mathematical facts worthy of being studied are those which, by their analogy with other facts, are capable of leading us to the knowledge of a physical law.
Henri Poincare
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More quotes by Henri Poincare
- The mind uses its faculty for creativity only when experience forces it to do so.
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- The scientist does not study nature because it is useful he studies it because he delights in it, and he delights in it because it is beautiful.
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