Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

Math is like love -- a simple idea but it can get complicated.

Math is like love -- a simple idea but it can get complicated.

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.

The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.

The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.

Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes

Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes

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.

Mathematics is the only instructional material that can be
presented in an entirely undogmatic way.

Mathematics is the only instructional material that can be
presented in an entirely undogmatic way.

The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics

The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics

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.