Who said “Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All…”?

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Paul Valery. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceMoralités (1932)

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Valery, P. (n.d.). Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All the rest is literature. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36919-science-means-simply-the-aggregate-of-all-the/

MLA

Valery, Paul. “Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All the rest is literature.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36919-science-means-simply-the-aggregate-of-all-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Valery, Paul. “Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. All the rest is literature.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/36919-science-means-simply-the-aggregate-of-all-the/.