Invention consists in avoiding the constructing of useless contraptions and in constructing the useful combinations which are in infinite minority. To invent is to discern, to choose.
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This quote is just one of 9 total Henri Poincare quotes in our collection. Henri Poincare is known for saying 'Invention consists in avoiding the constructing of useless contraptions and in constructing the useful combinations which are in infinite minority. To invent is to discern, to choose.' as well as some of the following quotes.
It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.
Science is facts; just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science.
This quote is just one of 9 total Henri Poincare quotes in our collection. Henri Poincare is known for saying 'Invention consists in avoiding the constructing of useless contraptions and in constructing the useful combinations which are in infinite minority. To invent is to discern, to choose.' as well as some of the following quotes.