When a philosopher says something that is true then it is t… - Carl Friedrich Gauss

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When a philosopher says something that is true then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial then it is false.

Carl Friedrich Gauss

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Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician, astronomer and physicist.

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Native Name: Johann Carl Friedrich Gauß

Alternative Names: Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss • Karl Gauss • C. F. Gauss • Carl Friedrich Gauß • Gauß, Carl Friedrich • Gauss

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You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly takes far more time than writing at length.

Few, But Pure.

Allein die Schule des Lebens muss lehren, nur das Erreichbare zu wollen, und das Gute nicht deswegen zu verschmähen, weil noch etwas Besseres denkbar ist.

When a philosopher says something that is true then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial then it is false. - Carl Friedrich Gauss

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