Niels Henrik Abel

It is not enough to have a good mind; one must also have a good heart.

The greatest mathematicians are those who can make the most complex ideas seem simple.

I am like a man who has been given a beautiful garden, but no tools to cultivate it.

The French Academy is a very exclusive club. One must be dead to be admitted.

If I had my life to live over again, I would be a musician. Mathematics is too cold.

The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

It is a great misfortune to be born with a talent for mathematics and no means to pursue it.

The Germans are very systematic. They will not publish anything until it is perfect, which means they publish very little.

I have no money, but I have ideas. And ideas are worth more than money.

The most important thing in mathematics is to ask the right questions.

I am not a genius. I am just a man who works hard.

The French are very polite. They will tell you that your work is brilliant, even if they don't understand a word of it.

It is better to be a poor mathematician than a rich fool.

The beauty of mathematics lies in its simplicity.

I have so many ideas, but so little time.

The greatest discoveries are often made by accident.

I am like a traveler who has found a hidden treasure, but has no one to share it with.

The world is full of problems, and mathematics is the key to solving them.

It is a pity that I will not live long enough to see the full development of my ideas.

The true measure of a mathematician is not how many theorems he proves, but how many new questions he raises.