Quotes from Leo Errera

Dieu, c'est le voile mystérieux sous lequel nous cachons notre ignorance de la cause première. God is the mysterious veil under which we hide our ignorance of the cause.

The altruism of foresters can serve as a motto for humanity in general: "We reap what we have not sown. We sow what we do not reap."

What are we doing down here? We prepare the blossoms of tomorrow. We all manure future humanity.

To succeed in science, one must doubt; to succeed in life, one must be sure.

Pour réussir dans la science, il faut douter; pour réussir dans la vie, il faut être sûr. To succeed in science, one must doubt; to succeed in life, one must be sure.

La vérité est sur une courbe dont notre ésprit suit éternellement l'asymptote. Truth is on a curve whose asymptote our spirit follows eternally.

The paradox is the seed of truth. This germ just needs a fertile ground to flourish and bear fruit.

Civilization is the art of creating useless needs.