Euclid
Father of geometry, wrote Elements
Quotes by Euclid
Truth is discovered, not invented, in mathematics.
The rigor of Euclid's method is exemplary.
From the simple, the complex emerges.
The study of mathematics elevates the soul.
Euclid's definitions are precise and profound.
In the world of numbers, order reigns.
The greatest common measure unites numbers.
Proportions are the harmony of magnitudes.
The circle embodies perfection and unity.
Triangles form the basis of all figures.
The path to knowledge is through axioms and postulates.
Mathematics is the language of the universe.
Euclid's legacy is eternal.
The proof is in the pudding, or rather, in the proposition.
No royal road, but a path of reason.
When asked if there was a shorter way, Euclid replied through his slave: 'There is no royal road to geometry.'
The slave inquired if there was an easier way, to which Euclid said he must speak as to one unacquainted with letters.
Geometry requires no privilege; it is for all who seek.
When two straight lines intersect one another, the angles which they make at the point of intersection are called vertical angles.
A diameter of the circle is any straight line drawn through the center and terminated in both directions by the circumference of the circle, and such a straight line also bisects the circle.