"Mathematics and philosophy are cultivated by two different classes of men: some make them an object of pursuit, eithe…"

"There is reason, however, to think that the author would have rendered it much more interesting, and have carried it …"

"John Stephen Montucla, member of the National Institute, and of the academy of Berlin, censor royal for mathematical …"

"In the qualities of his heart too Montucla was truly estimable: remarkably modest in his manner and deportment; benev…"

"Montucla says, speaking of France, that he finds three notions prevalent among cyclometers: 1. That there is a large …"

"Let Man remember that he is the Master, but not a Tyrant."

"Ce temps, si court, a des langueurs mortelles Quand l'âme oisive en compte les instans: C'est le travail qui lui donn…"

"Dans les espaces immenses de l'erreur, la vérité n'est qu'un point. Qui l'a saisi, ce point unique?"

"Il n'est pas permis à tous les hommes d'être grands, mais ils peuvent tous être bons."

"L'éloquence est dans l'âme, et non dans la parole."