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> [In the broad light of day mathematicians check their equations and their proofs, leaving no stone unturned in their search for rigour.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-atiyah/in-the-broad-light-of-day-mathematicians-check-their-equations-and/)

[Michael Atiyah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-atiyah/)

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> [“I've been thinking about the cruel mathematics of my life, looking at my sums & wishing I'd shown my work.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-evison/i-ve-been-thinking-about-the-cruel-mathematics-of-my-life-looking-at/)

[Jonathan Evison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-evison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/062/jonathan-evison-12103_life_i-ve-been-thinking-about-the-cruel-mathe_577690.png)

> [Whereas, to borrow an illustration from mathematics, life was formerly an equation of, say, 100 unknown quantities, it is now one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-butler/whereas-to-borrow-an-illustration-from-mathematics-life-was-formerly/)

[Samuel Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-butler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/114/samuel-butler-823_equations_whereas-to-borrow-an-illustration-from-m_1190845.jpg)

> [“All I know, all I can comprehend of the mathematics of a life, are the times your hand is inside my hand,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-knott-gregson/all-i-know-all-i-can-comprehend-of-the-mathematics-of-a-life-are-the/)

[Tyler Knott Gregson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-knott-gregson/)

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> [Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/novalis/mathematics-is-the-life-of-the-gods/)

[Novalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/novalis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c5/novalis-1989_god-life_mathematics-is-the-life-of-the-gods-1837_1837873.jpg)

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