Mathematics Quotes

The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics. Plato

Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics. I can assure you that mine are still greater. Albert Einstein

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. Albert Einstein

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

Mathematics, rightly viewed, posses not only truth, but supreme beauty; a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture. Bertrand Russell

Film is one of the three universal languages, the other two: mathematics and music.

In mathematics the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems.

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