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Quotation from Popular Scientific Lectures by Ernst Mach
“What strikes us here as the fruits of sorcery are simply the rewards of excellent housekeeping, as are the like results in civil life.”
Popular Scientific Lectures, The Economical Nature of Physical Inquiry, trans. Thomas J. McCormack
After comparing scientific knowledge to wealth accumulated from the labour of many co-workers.
Citation: "What strikes us here as the fruits of sorcery are simply the rewards of excellent housekeeping, as are the like results in civil life." — Ernst Mach, Popular Scientific Lectures, The Economical Nature of Physical Inquiry, trans. Thomas J. McCormack. (id mach-popular-scientific-lectures-q3)
Portrait: Ernst-Mach-1900, Charles Scolik, Public domain.
