"There is no doubt that we cannot do without variable quantities in the sense of the potential infinite. But from this very fact the necessity of the actual infinite can be demonstrated."

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Source : "'Over the different views with regard to the actual infinite numbers' ('Ueber die verschiedenen Ansichten in Bezug auf die actualunendlichen Zahlen')". Book by Georg Cantor, 1886.

Georg Cantor

#Doubt Quotes #Variables Quotes #Facts Quotes

“She didn't mind a little rain. At least no one would see her cry.”
“Maybe there's a way to keep us in this moment. Not the sad part. But the coming together part.”
“America is a place where you can be born into a low-income household but still lift yourself up, and it doesn't matter what color you are.”
“Having two bathrooms ruined the capacity to co-operate.”
“Often the biggest obstacle in meeting lifeâ€™s challenges is actually our own fear of failure.”
“I'm very happy for the Contreras family. They're out. Now they've got a chance to experience life the way I did as a kid. You know, his kids are going to have a real chance in life now, and the same way that I had it.”
“To die would have been beautiful. But I belong to those who do not die for the sake of beauty.”

Source : Agnes Smedley (2012). “Daughter of Earth”, p.8, Courier Corporation
“With intellectuals, moral thought is often less a tonic that quickens ethical action than a narcotic that deadens it.”

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