Quote of Gottfried Leibniz - Music is the pleasure the human...
Biography - Gottfried Leibniz:
German polymath and philosopher.
Born: 1646 - Died: 1716
Period:
18th century
17th century
Place of birth: Germany
Born: 1646 - Died: 1716
Period:
18th century
17th century
Place of birth: Germany
Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting without being aware that it is counting.
Translation
(German, French, Latin)
Musica est exercitium arithmeticae occultum
nescientis se numerare animi
nescientis se numerare animi
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