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Example Quotes by Paul Halmos
- ...the source of all great mathematics is the special case, the concrete example. It is frequent in mathematics that every instance of a concept of…
- A good stack of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for a thorough understanding of any concept,and when I want to learn something new,…
- The heart of mathematics consists of concrete examples and concrete problems. Big general theories are usually afterthoughts based on small but profound insights; the insights…
- Don't just read it; fight it! Ask your own questions, look for your own examples, discover your own proofs. Is the hypothesis necessary? Is the…
More Example Quotes
- Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Whoever wants to set a good example must add a grain of foolishness to his virtue: then others can imitate and yet… — Friedrich Nietzsche
- All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is… — Teresa of Avila
- Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example. — Robert Baden-Powell
- I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples… — Giorgio Armani
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
- Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two… — Ambrose Bierce