Le savant digne de ce nom, le geometre surtout, eprouve en face de son ?uvre la meme impression que l'artiste; sa jouissance est aussi grande et de meme nature.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A true scholar, especially a geometer, feels the same joy in his work as an artist; his pleasure is equally great and of the same nature.
- In plain terms
- Scholars and artists share a deep, similar joy in creation.
- What can you take from it?
- Creative work brings comparable fulfillment across fields.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why might a mathematician feel artistic joy?
- How does this view affect interdisciplinary collaboration?
Another view
The statement is a personal impression, not a universal truth.
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