Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle Quotes

Leibniz never married; he had considered it at the age of fifty; but the person he had in mind asked for time to reflect. This gave Leibniz time to reflect, too, and so he never married.

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• Leibniz never married; he had considered it at the age of fifty; but the person he had in mind asked for time to reflect. This gave Leibniz time to reflect, too, and so he never married.

  

  Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
  • Mind
  • Married
  • Reflect