The mathematics is not there till we put it there.

  • -- Arthur Eddington 爱丁顿

数学是不存在的,除非我们把它放在那里。

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Guided only by their feeling for symmetry, simplicity, and generality, and an indefinable sense of the fitness of things, creative mathematicians now, as in the past, are inspired by the art of mathematics rather than by any prospect of ultimate usefulness.

现在的创造性数学家和过去一样,只受他们对对称性、简明性和普遍性的感觉以及对事物适应性的一种无法定义的感觉的指导,他们受到数学艺术的启发,而不是受到任何最终有用的前景的启发。

Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection. Its basic elements are logic and intuition, analysis and construction, generality and individuality.

数学作为人类思维的一种表达方式,反映了人类积极的意志、沉思的理性和对审美完美的渴望。其基本要素是逻辑与直觉、分析与建构、共性与个性。

Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words.

诗歌是数学的一种形式,与文字有着高度严格的联系。

Mathematics is written for mathematicians.

数学是为数学家写的。