Quote of Émile Zola - Did science promise happiness? I do...
Biography - Émile Zola:
French novelist, playwright and journalist.
Born: 1840 - Died: 1902
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1840 - Died: 1902
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Did science promise happiness? I do not believe it. It promised truth, and the question is to know if we will ever make happiness with truth.
Translation
(French)
See also...
Quotes about happiness:
Happiness is not easily won; it is hard to find it in ourselves and impossible to find it elsewhere.
Quotes for: question
There is frequently more to be learned from the unexpected questions of a child than the discourses of men.
Quotes for: truth
To be able to discern what is true as true and what is false as false — this is the mark and character of intelligence.
Truth prevails only to the extent that we successfully assert it. The victory of reason can only be the victory of rational people.
Quotes about science:
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All the rest is literature.
Quotes for: promise
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