Erudition without pedantry is as a rare as wisdom itself. George Sarton More Quotes by George Sarton More Quotes From George Sarton The chief requisite for the making of a good chicken pie is chicken; no amount of culinary legerdemain can make up for the lack of chicken. In the same way, the chief requisite for the history of science is intimate scientific knowledge; no amount of philosophic legerdemain can make up for its absence. George Sarton pie absence way Hellenic science is a victory of rationalism, which appears greater, not smaller, when one is made to realize that it had been won in spite of the irrational beliefs of the Greek people; all in all, it was a triumph of reason in the face of unreason. Some knowledge of Greek superstitions is needed not only for a proper appreciation of that triumph but also for the justification of occasional failures, such as the many Platonic aberrations. George Sarton greek appreciation people A deed happens in a definite place at a definite time, but if it be sufficiently great and pregnant, its virtue radiates everywhere in time and space. George Sarton virtue space deeds All men are our brothers. As far as the discovery of the truth is concerned, they are all working for the same purpose; they may be separated by the accidents of space and time, and by the exigencies of race, religion, nationality, and other groupings; from the point of view of eternity they are working together. George Sarton brother race men The intensity of a national culture should be represented by... the general education level and... the exceptional merit of a small elite of pioneers. George Sarton pioneers merit levels The historical order is very interesting, but accidental and capricious; if we would to understand the growth of knowledge, we cannot be satisfied with accidents, we must explain how knowledge was gradually built up. George Sarton historical order interesting science is the most revolutionary force in the world. George Sarton force revolutionary world My gratitude to them [my first teachers] grows as I myself grow older. George Sarton gratitude teacher firsts The whole past and the whole world are alive in my heart, and I shall do my part to communicate their presence to my readers. George Sarton alive heart past The Hellenistic world was international to a degree, polyglot and inspired by many religious faiths. ...the Greek ideals were pagan and the Hellenistic age witnessed their death struggle against Asiatic and Egyptian mysteries , on the one side, and against Judaism , on the other. George Sarton greek religious struggle Some forty years of experience in my field as a scholar and as a teacher have given me great confidence mixed with greater humility. George Sarton humility teacher years The rationalism of the creative minds was tempered by abundant fantasies, and the supreme beauty of the monuments was probably spoiled by the circumambient vanities and ugliness; in a few cases the Greeks came as close to perfection as it was possible to do, yet they were human and imperfect. George Sarton vanity creative perfection On the basis of my historical experience, I fully believe that mathematics of the 25th century will be as different from that of today as the latter is from that of the 16th century. George Sarton different historical believe Perhaps the main, as well as the least obvious, achievement of the Middle Ages, was the creation of the experimental spirit, or more exactly its slow incubation. This was primarily due to Muslims down to the end of the twelfth century, then to Christians. George Sarton achievement spirit age
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