It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity.

  • -- George John Boole 乔治·约翰·布尔

熟悉数和量的概念并不是数学的本质。

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Mathematics may be defined as the subject in which we never know what we are talking about, nor whether what we are saying is true.

数学可以被定义为这样一门学科:我们永远不知道自己在说什么,也不知道自己所说的是否属实。

The ideas of an age are most abundant where they are not crowded by original ideas.

一个时代的思想是最丰富的,因为它不受原始思想的影响。

I've made myself laugh from some ideas - but I've never scared myself.

有些想法让我笑了起来,但我从来没有吓过自己。

Mathematics is as old as Man.

数学和人类一样古老。