Math Quotes VI: Beauty in Mathematics
February 2, 2007
It’s been ages since I shared the blackboard quotes from my co-op math classes. Here are some of our recent ones for your reading pleasure…
It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.
—René Descartes
Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.
—Rene Descartes
Beauty in mathematics is seeing the truth without effort.
—George Polya
The Good Lord made all the integers; the rest is man’s doing.
—Leopold Kronecker
Logic is invincible, because in order to combat logic it is necessary to use logic.
—Pierre Boatroux
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