Euclid — "For the things of the world cannot be made manifest without the knowledge of mat…"
For the things of the world cannot be made manifest without the knowledge of mathematics.
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Attributed, but likely a later philosophical interpretation rather than a direct quote.
Date: c. 300 BCE (attributed, likely later)
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