Human spirit Quote by Cassius Jackson Keyser

“The goal of mathematics is the symbolic comprehension of the infinite with human, that is finite, means.”

— Hermann Weyl

Mathematics is one of the surest ways for a man to feel the power of thought and the magic of the spirit. Mathematics is…

— Julio Cesar de Mello e Souza

“In a way, mathematics is the only infinite human activity. It is conceivable that humanity could eventually learn everything in physics or biology. But…

— Paul Erdős

Mathematics as we know it and as it has come to shape modern science could never have come into being without some disregard for…

— David Bressoud

The pursuit of mathematics is a divine madness of the human spirit.

— Alfred North Whitehead

Mathematics is the most beautiful and most powerful creation of the human spirit.

— Stefan Banach

Mathematics is the handwriting on the human consciousness of the very Spirit of Life itself.

— Claude Fayette Bragdon

Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.

— Novalis

All mathematicians share... a sense of amazement over the infinite depth and the mysterious beauty and usefulness of mathematics.

— Martin Gardner

Mathematics is realm altogether, one that is cold, hard, objective, necessary, clear and thus utterly non-human. Nonetheless, it is enormously useful as a means,…

— David Roochnik

Mathematics has been called the science of the infinite. Indeed, the mathematician invents finite constructions by which questions are decided that by their very…

— Hermann Weyl

Mathematics as an expression of the human mind reflects the active will, the contemplative reason, and the desire for aesthetic perfection.

— Richard Courant