"Besides language and music, mathematics is one of the primary manifestations of the free creative power of the human mind."

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Source : Hermann Weyl (1968). “Gesammelte Abhandlungen”

Hermann Weyl

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“I haven't figured out why people like what they like. I don't know. I wish I did. I could sell that to everybody, man, and be a millionaire.”
“I was leftwing, I am leftwing, and I will die leftwing.”
“Knowledge is still power -- but today you've got to make sure you know more about your listener than their favorite song.”
“The critical question is not whether you'll have luck, but what you do with the luck that you get.”
“Happiness arises as a result of different causes and conditions. If you harm someone out of anger, you may feel some superficial satisfaction, but deep down you know it was wrong. Your confidence will be undermined. However, if you have an altruistic attitude, youâ€™ll feel comfortable and confident in the presence of others.”
“One time a French reporter asked me how I could do a cross so easily. I said, "You just lower your body down until your arms are straight out to the sides, then you stop."”
“People learn the most when teaching others.”
“The New Testament preaches a Christ who was dead and is alive, not a Christ who was alive and is dead.”

Source : James Denney (1903). “The atonement and the modern mind”

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