It may be true, that men, who are mere mathematicians, have certain specific shortcomings, but that is not the fault of mathematics, for it is equally true of every other exclusive occupation.

  • -- Carl Friedrich Gauss 高斯

诚然,仅仅是数学家的人也有某些特定的缺点,但这并不是数学的过错,因为其他任何排他性的职业也有同样的缺点。

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As the existence of a corps of professors of mathematics is peculiar to our navy, as well as an apparent, perhaps a real, anomaly, some account of it may be of interest.

由于一支数学教授队伍的存在是我国海军所特有的,而且是一种明显的、也许是真实的反常现象,对它的一些描述可能会引起人们的兴趣。

One can imagine that the ultimate mathematician is one who can see analogies between analogies.

可以想象,最终的数学家是一个能在类比之间看到类比的人。

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

熟悉数和量的概念并不是数学的本质。

Proof is an idol before whom the pure mathematician tortures himself.

证明是一个偶像,纯数学家在它面前折磨自己。