Archimedes of Syracuse

Mathematics Greek -287 – -212 332 quotes

A brilliant ancient Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer, known for his work on buoyancy and levers.

Quotes by Archimedes of Syracuse

The area of any segment of a parabola is four-thirds of the triangle which has the same base and equal height.

Quadrature of the Parabola

Mathematics reveals its secrets only to those who approach it with pure love, for its own beauty.

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The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

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The spirit of inquiry is the most precious gift of the gods.

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To understand the world, one must first understand mathematics.

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The universe is a grand design, and we are but small parts of it.

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The beauty of mathematics lies in its simplicity and elegance.

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Knowledge is the only treasure that increases by being shared.

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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.

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Nature is ever at work, building and destroying, creating and dissolving.

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.

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Life is a journey, not a destination.

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The greatest discovery is to find oneself.

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Truth is found in simplicity, not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.

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The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple.

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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

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The universe is governed by laws, and it is our task to discover them.

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The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all human endeavors.

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There is no royal road to geometry.

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The human mind is capable of understanding the most profound mysteries of the universe.

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