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One of the endlessly alluring aspects of mathematics is that its
thorniest paradoxes have a way of blooming into read more
One of the endlessly alluring aspects of mathematics is that its
thorniest paradoxes have a way of blooming into beautiful
theories.
The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics
The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics
Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't read more
Definition of a Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits than under analysis some of them won't stand up either.
Revolutions never occur in mathematics.
Revolutions never occur in mathematics.
To isolate mathematics from the practical demands of the sciences
is to invite the sterility of a cow shut read more
To isolate mathematics from the practical demands of the sciences
is to invite the sterility of a cow shut away from the bulls.
Between the penis and the mathematical one . . . there exists
nothing. Nothing! It is a vacuum.
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Between the penis and the mathematical one . . . there exists
nothing. Nothing! It is a vacuum.
[Fr., Entre le penis et les mathematiques . . . il n'existe rien.
Rien! C'est le vide.]
Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater.
Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater.
It is the merest truism, evident at once to unsophisticated
observation, that mathematics is a human invention.
It is the merest truism, evident at once to unsophisticated
observation, that mathematics is a human invention.
As for everything else, so for a mathematical theory: beauty can
be perceived but not explained.
As for everything else, so for a mathematical theory: beauty can
be perceived but not explained.
