Mathematics Quotes

These monads are the true atoms of nature and, in a word, the elements of things.

If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.

I have succeeded in proving that the general quintic equation cannot be solved by radicals.

The principal object of this work is to give a complete and rigorous exposition of the principles of the infinitesimal calculus.

I have discovered a truly marvelous proof of this, which this margin is too narrow to contain.

We may say most aptly, that the Analytical Engine weaves algebraical patterns, just as the Jacquard loom weaves flowers and leaves.

We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.

Mathematics is entirely free in its development, and its concepts are only limited by the logical rules.

It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover.

Number rules the universe.

Mathematics has a beauty and a charm that few are able to perceive.

The unknown is not something to be feared. It is something to be desired. It is the very essence of mathematics.

I think I'll stop here.

Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all.

It is known that the results of geometry rest upon certain assumptions concerning the nature of space.

Nothing is better than eternity. Eternity is better than anything. Therefore, nothing is better than nothing.

You will publicly beg of me to publish the whole of my work.

I don't believe in the empirical method. I believe in a priori knowledge.

An equation has no meaning for me unless it expresses a thought of God.

Wir müssen wissen. Wir werden wissen.