Archimedes of Syracuse

They say I'm eccentric. I say I'm simply focused on the important things.

The only thing more constant than gravity is human misunderstanding.

My greatest joy is a perfectly executed proof. My greatest sorrow is a misplaced compass.

I've often wondered if the gods play dice with the universe. If so, I'd like to see their calculations.

The world is full of wonders, but the most wondrous of all is the human mind, when it's actually used.

I'm not a magician, I just understand the principles of the universe better than most.

My advice to aspiring scholars: question everything, assume nothing, and always carry a writing tablet.

Some people see obstacles. I see opportunities for a new theorem.

The only thing I fear more than a Roman soldier is a poorly drawn diagram.

My life's work is to make the complex simple, and the simple profound.

I've found that the best way to predict the future is to invent it.

They say I'm a recluse. I say I'm simply avoiding unnecessary variables.

My greatest invention is not a machine, but a way of thinking.

The only thing more satisfying than a good meal is a perfectly balanced equation.

There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied mathematics.

Any solid lighter than a fluid will, if placed in the fluid, be so far immersed that the weight of the solid will be equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.

The value of a thing lies in its use.

We are ever in the presence of the infinite.

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.

Every sphere is four times its own cone.