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Francois Arago

"The ancients had a taste, let us say rather a passion, for the marvellous, which caused ... grouping together the lofty deeds of a great number of heroes, whose names they have not even deigned to preserve, and investing the single personage of Hercules with them. ... In our own time the public delight in blending fable with history. In every career of life, in the pursuit of science especially, they enjoy a pleasure in creating Herculeses."

Source : "Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men". Book by François Arago, translated by William Henry Smyth, Baden Powell and Robert Grant. Chapter: 'Joseph Fourier', p. 408, 1859.

Francois Arago

#Hero Quotes #Passion Quotes #Science Quotes

“Do you think that clothes have a life of their own, and maybe have unsuitable affairs with opposite styles? I mean - you look at some people - their clothes go on flirting long after the people inside them have lost interest.”
“Can one consider controversy without falling into it?”
“You can't live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.”
“I never learned anything at all in school and didn't read a book for pleasure until I was 19 years old.”
“For me fashion is an expression of art that is very closely related both to me and to my body. I see it as an expression of identity combined with desire, moods and a cultural setting.”
“I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.”
“You will never know your limitations until you find them.”
“People say I am cheap, and I don't mind if they do.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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