Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle Quote

My soul is not mercenary enough for geometry, nor is it tender enough for poetry; but I have as much time to spare as astronomy requires.


Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds - The First Evening (p. 12), Printed for Peter Wilson. Dublin, Ireland. 1761


My soul is not mercenary enough for geometry, nor is it tender enough for poetry; but I have as much time to spare as astronomy requires.

My soul is not mercenary enough for geometry, nor is it tender enough for poetry; but I have as much time to spare as astronomy requires.

My soul is not mercenary enough for geometry, nor is it tender enough for poetry; but I have as much time to spare as astronomy requires.

My soul is not mercenary enough for geometry, nor is it tender enough for poetry; but I have as much time to spare as astronomy requires.