Who said "The pursuit of knowledge is the highest human calling."?

This quote is attributed to Carl Friedrich Gauss.

The pursuit of knowledge is the highest human calling. - Carl Friedrich Gauss

"The pursuit of knowledge is the highest human calling."

Carl Friedrich Gauss Knowledge

Mathematician and Physicist German 1777–1855

"Mathematics is the queen of the sciences."

"I am still learning."

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"Talent is a flame. Genius is a fire."

"We're not just after treasure. We're preserving history."

"The mind is humanity's greatest tool."

"A tidy room reflects a tidy mind."

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