"A proof tells us where to concentrate our doubts."

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Source : Morris Kline (1964). “Mathematics in Western Culture”, p.478, Oxford University Press

Morris Kline

#Doubt Quotes #Proof Quotes

“There is a lot in Adam Smith that reflects the insights of Rousseau and anticipates those of Marx.”
“[My work] is designed to speak for itself. as mementos of the fearful struggle through which the country has just passed, it is confidently hoped that it will possess an enduring interest.”
“If anyone tells you there is only one way, their way, get as far away from them as possible, both physically and philosophically.”
“I can't believe how some of the most unfortunate people in the world can be the happiest.It's just so enlightening to me.”
“Second thoughts, they say, are best.”
“I've forgotten more about music than I ever knew.”
“Celestial spirit that doth roll; The heart's sepulchral stone away, Be this our resurrection day, The singing Easter of the soul - O gentle Master of the Wise, Teach us to say: "I will arise."”
“Reversal by a higher court is not proof that justice is thereby better done. There is no doubt that if there were a super-Supreme Court, a substantial proportion of our reversals of state courts would also be reversed. We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final.”

Source : Brown v. Allen (concurring opinion) (1953)

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