Marin Mersenne Quotes on Knowledge
Marin Mersenne was a French Minim friar, mathematician, and philosopher and the central node of the European scientific correspondence of the first half of the seventeenth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Marin Mersenne on the topic of knowledge, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Marin Mersenne:
“The sciences are united in nature, even when they are divided in our books.”
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Attributed to Marin Mersenne:
“Mathematics is the surest road to natural philosophy.”
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Attributed to Marin Mersenne:
“Skepticism is healthy when it serves the search for truth, deadly when it ends in despair.”
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Attributed to Marin Mersenne:
“Music is mathematics made audible.”
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Attributed to Marin Mersenne:
“A republic of letters is the proper home of the philosopher.”