Carl Friedrich Gauss

The differential geometry of surfaces is profound.

Humor in mathematics lightens the burden of proof.

The continued fraction expansion reveals the nature of irrationals.

Life's meaning is in discovery, not in possession.

I once spent a month on a problem that solved itself in a day.

The potential theory is essential for physics.

Friends in science are rare treasures.

The lemniscate constant is a wonder.

Beauty in equations is timeless.

The class number problem haunts number theory.

Patience is the virtue of the mathematician.

My magnetometer measures the earth's magnetism accurately.

Reflections on mortality make math more precious.

A joke: Why did the number go to school? To get a little meaner.

The reciprocity law is the cornerstone of number theory.

In old age, I still chase theorems like a youth.

The geodesic on a surface is the shortest path.

Wisdom is knowing when to stop calculating.

The theta function connects number theory and analysis.

Life is short, but mathematics is infinite.