Pierre de Fermat
Father of modern number theory
Quotes by Pierre de Fermat
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
The only constant in life is change.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
The mind is everything. What you think you become.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
The only true wisdom is knowing that you know nothing.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude.