Rassemblons des faits pour nous donner des idées. Let us gather — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Writing well is at one and the same time good thinking, good — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Man thinks, and at once becomes the master of the beings that do not think. — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Although the works of the Creator may be in themselves all equally — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
The dog has no ambition, no self-interest, no desire for vengeance, no — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
In general, the more one augments the number of divisions of the — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
As historians, we refuse to allow ourselves these vain speculations which turn — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
In Ireland, there are the same fossils, the same shells and the — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Nature is the system of laws established by the Creator for the — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
There are several kinds of truths, and it is customary to place — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
All the work of the crystallographers serves only to demonstrate that there — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
I am convinced, by repeated observation, that marbles, lime-stones, chalks, marls, clays, — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Let us investigate more closely this property common to animal and plant, — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
It appears that all that can be, is. The Creator’s hand does — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
The human mind cannot create anything. It produces nothing until having been — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Only well-written works will descend to posterity. Fulness of knowledge, interesting facts, — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
He [man] abuses equally other animals and his own species, the rest — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
An Individual, whatever species it might be, is nothing in the Universe. — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
One can descend by imperceptible degree from the most perfect creature to — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
The cat is the only animal which accepts the comforts but rejects — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Only those works which are well-written will pass to posterity: the amount — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
The discoveries that one can make with the microscope amount to very — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Let us suppose, that the Old and New worlds were formerly but — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
The sublime can only be found in the great subjects. Poetry, history — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Style supposes the reunion and the exercise of all the intellectual faculties. — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Those who write as they speak, even though they speak well, write badly. — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon