Henri Poincare Quotes on Truth
Jules Henri Poincare was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, and philosopher of science, often described as the last universalist of mathematics. This page collects quotes attributed to Henri Poincare on the topic of truth, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Henri Poincare:
“Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things.”
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Attributed to Henri Poincare:
“Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house.”
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Attributed to Henri Poincare:
“Doubt everything or believe everything; both are equally convenient devices for not having to think.”
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Attributed to Henri Poincare:
“It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover.”