14 Quotes by Jean le Rond d'Alembert

Every age, and especially our own, stands in need of a Diogenes; but the difficulty is in finding men who have the courage to be one, and men who have the patience to endure one.

Algebra is generous; she often gives more than is asked of her.

There are only two kinds of certain knowledge: Awareness of our own existence and the truths of mathematics.

A philosopher is a fool who torments himself while he is alive, to be talked of after he is dead.

To someone who could grasp the Universe from a unified standpoint the entire creation would appear as a unique truth and necessity.

Gaming is the destruction of all decorum; the prince forgets at it his dignity, and the lady her modesty.

Push on and faith will catch up with you.

High office, is like a pyramid; only two kinds of animals reach the summit – reptiles and eagles.

Music that paints nothing is only noise.