Would rather be less, but better. ——Gauss

The more detached a mathematician is, the better. ——Anonymous

The main goal of mathematics is the public interest and the explanation of natural phenomena. ——Fourier

The universe is vast, the particles are tiny, the speed of rockets, the ingenuity of chemical engineering, the changes in the earth, the mysteries of biology, and the complexity of daily life. Mathematics is used everywhere. ——Hua Luogeng

Observation may lead to discovery, and observation will reveal certain regular patterns or laws. ——Polya

What delights me most in mathematics are those things that can be proven. ——Russell

What gives me the greatest happiness is not the knowledge I already know, but the continuous learning; not the things I already have, but the continuous acquisition; not the height I have reached, but the continuous acquisition. the climb. ——Gauss

The incomparable permanence and omnipotence of mathematics and its independence from time and cultural background are direct consequences of its essence. ——A·Ebo

Mathematics is a variety of proof techniques. ——Wittgenstein

The science of pure mathematics can be said to be the most original creation of the human spirit in its modern stage of development. ——Whitehead

I have heard people say that I am an opponent of mathematics and an enemy of mathematics, but no one respects mathematics more than me, because it has accomplished achievements that I have never achieved. . ——Goethe

Countability rules the entire world of quantity, and the four arithmetic operations can be regarded as all the equipment of a mathematician. ——Maxwell

Mathematics is the queen of science, and number theory is the queen of mathematics. Gauss (Gauss) music can inspire or soothe feelings, paintings can make people happy, poetry can move people's hearts, philosophy can make people gain wisdom, and science can Improve material life, but mathematics can give all the above. ——Klein

In the field of mathematics, the art of asking questions is more important than the art of answering them. ——Cantor

Mathematics, the queen of science; number theory, the queen of mathematics. ——C.F. Gauss

I always try my best to get rid of the heavy and monotonous calculations. ——Napier

As long as a branch of science can raise a large number of questions, it is full of vitality, while the lack of questions heralds the termination or decline of independent development. ——Hilbert

Give me five coefficients and I will draw an elephant; give me six coefficients and the elephant will wag its tail. ——A.L. Cauchy

Mathematics is a spirit, a rational spirit. It is this spirit that inspires, encourages and drives human thinking to the most perfect level. It is also this spirit that tries to decisively influence human material morality and social life; it tries to answer questions about human existence. problem; strive to understand and control nature; strive to explore and establish the deepest and most perfect connotation of acquired knowledge. ——Klein's "Mathematics in Western Culture"

Infinite! No other problem has touched the human heart so deeply. ——Hilbert

The simple formation of integers has been the source of new life for mathematics for centuries. ——G.D. Birkhoff

Number theory is the oldest branch of human knowledge, yet some of its most profound secrets are closely connected with its most ordinary truths. ——Smith

A mathematician who is not somewhat poetic can never become a complete mathematician. ——Weierstrass

History makes people wise, poetry makes people elegant, mathematics makes people noble, natural philosophy makes people deep, morality makes people steady, and ethics and rhetoric make people People are good at arguing. ——Bacon