Golden-ratio Quote by Bonnie Gaunt
““The Golden Proportion, sometimes called the Divine Proportion, has come down to us from the beginning of creation. The harmony of this ancient proportion, built into the very structure of creation, can be unlocked with the 'key' ... 528, opening to us its marvelous beauty. Plato called it the most binding of all mathematical relations, and the key to the physics of the cosmos.””
About This Quote
Source Lecture: The Golden Ratio in Nature and Physics, 2020
The ancient proportion known as the Golden Ratio is a fundamental pattern in creation, linked to beauty and cosmic order.
In simple terms: The Golden Ratio is a universal pattern of beauty and harmony.
Key Takeaway
Explore natural patterns for insight into design.
Themes
beauty
harmony
mathematics
cosmos
order
Mood
wonderful
inquisitive
Type
educational
philosophical
When to use this quote
- architecture
- art
- nature
- physics
- spiritual practice
Key Concepts
golden ratio
divine proportion
mathematical constants
Questions to Reflect On
- What patterns in your life reflect this ratio?
- How can you apply proportion to problem solving?
A Different Perspective
The ratio’s significance can be overstated without empirical evidence.
![“The golden proportion is a scale of proportions which makes the bad difficult [to produce] and the good easy.” quote by Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ebb/albert-einstein-33_einstein-quotes_the-golden-proportion-is-a-scale-of-prop_1873912.jpg)
![“Kepler followed Proclus and believed that 'the main goal of Euclid was to build a geometric theory of the so-called Platonic solids.' Kepler was fascinated by Proclus and often quotes him calling him a 'Pythagorean'. [History of Mathematics]” quote by C. Smoryński](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/68c/c-smory-ski-225321_euclid_kepler-followed-proclus-and-believed-tha_2944745.jpg)
![“The impulse to all movement and all form is given by [the golden ratio], since it is the proportion that summarizes in itself the additive and the geometric, or logarithmic, series.” quote by Schwaller de Lubicz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c2d/schwaller-de-lubicz-101132_golden-ratio_the-impulse-to-all-movement-and-all-form_992121.jpg)
