Few men speak humbly of humility, chastely of chastity, skeptically of skepticism.
W. H. Auden and L. Kronenberger (eds.) The Viking Book of Aphorisms, New York: Viking Press, 1966.
Loci: Convergence
Mathematical Quotations
Our library of quotations is organized alphabetically by surname of the author.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics, I assure you that mine are greater.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
The truth of a theory is in your mind, not in your eyes.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity, I do not understand it myself anymore.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
The human mind has first to construct forms, independently, before we can find them in things.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
Nature hides her secrets because of her essential loftiness, but not by means of ruse.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
Raffiniert ist der Herr Gott, aber boshaft ist er nicht. God is subtle, but he is not malicious.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
What is this frog and mouse battle among the mathematicians?
[i.e. Brouwer vs. Hilbert]
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
[About Newton]
Nature to him was an open book, whose letters he could read without effort.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
How can it be that mathematics, being after all a product of human thought independent of experience, is so admirably adapted to the objects of reality?