Mathematics, however, is, as it were, its own explanation; this, although it may seem hard to accept, is nevertheless true, for the recognition that a fact is so is the cause upon which we base the proof. — Gerolamo Cardano Copy Share Image
By these pleasures it is permitted to relax the mind with play, in turmoils of the mind, or when our labors are light, or in great tension, or as a method of passing the time. A reliable witness is Cicero,… — Gerolamo Cardano Copy Share Image
To throw in a fair game at Hazards only three-spots, when something great is at stake, or some business is the hazard, is a… — Gerolamo Cardano Copy Share Image
Smell alone amongst the senses can either destroy or quite remake a man. — Gerolamo Cardano Copy Share Image
Those arts which are, to be sure, not finite, as geometry and arithmetic, do not suffer adornment; others, contrarily, are rather subject to division… — Gerolamo Cardano Copy Share Image
Mathematics, however, is, as it were, its own explanation; this, although it may seem hard to accept, is nevertheless true, for the recognition that… — Gerolamo Cardano Copy Share Image
By these pleasures it is permitted to relax the mind with play, in turmoils of the mind, or when our labors are light, or… — Gerolamo Cardano Copy Share Image
