Euclid of Alexandria
Often referred to as the 'Father of Geometry,' his work 'Elements' is one of the most influential mathematical treatises in history.
Quotes by Euclid of Alexandria
Aphorism: The whole exceeds the part, as knowledge exceeds ignorance.
Passage: Pythagorean theorem holds in all right triangles.
Letter excerpt: To my pupil, erect your mind as you erect a perpendicular.
Speech: Let us construct not just figures, but understanding.
Last words variant: My work is done; the proofs remain.
Comeback: Your question bisects my patience; here's the answer.
Observation: Irrational lines challenge our finite grasp.
Reflection: In math, we find the eternal now.
Saying: Parallels teach us of infinite possibilities.
Passage: Areas of similar figures are as squares of sides.
Excerpt: Dear colleague, the conic sections unfold new worlds.
Quote: Geometry bridges earth and heaven.
Joke: The square root of minus one? A complex character!
Observation: The sphere's volume is two-thirds its circumscribing cylinder.
Reflection: Proofs are the poetry of logic.
A plane angle is the inclination of the lines to one another, when two lines meet one another, but not in a straight line.
And when the lines containing the angle are straight, the angle is called rectilineal.
Rectilineal figures are those which are contained by straight lines, trilateral figures being those contained by three, quadrilateral those contained by four, and multilateral those contained by more than four straight lines.
The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God.
What is sought with difficulty is found with delight.