Archimedes

The most beautiful thing in the world is a perfect circle.

If you want to understand the world, don't just look at it, measure it.

My inventions are merely extensions of nature's own cleverness.

The only thing more stubborn than a Roman general is a mathematical constant.

To truly appreciate the vastness of the cosmos, one must first understand the infinitesimal.

They say I am mad for my numbers. I say they are mad for their wars.

A good question is often more valuable than a thousand answers.

The world is full of mysteries, and I intend to unravel as many as I can before my time runs out.

My greatest invention? Perhaps the ability to ignore distractions.

The only thing I fear is an unsolved problem.

Some men build empires; I build theories.

The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know. It's quite exhilarating, actually.

Gravity is a persistent fellow, always pulling things down. One must learn to work with it, or against it.

The true beauty of mathematics lies in its simplicity, not its complexity.

They say I am a recluse. I say I am merely in good company with my thoughts.

A straight line is the most honest of all shapes.

The world is full of noise; I prefer the quiet hum of a well-oiled machine.

My greatest weapon is not a sword, but a mind that can outwit any foe.

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

The value of pi is more than 3 10/71 and less than 3 1/7.