"The "seriousness" of a mathematical theorem lies, not……" — G. H. Hardy
"The "seriousness" of a mathematical theorem lies, not in its practical consequences, which are usually negligible, but in the significance of the mathematical ideas which it connects."
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76 Quotes by G. H. Hardy
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If intellectual curiosity, professional pride, and ambition are the dominant incentives to research, then assuredly no one has a fairer…
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[Regarding mathematics,] there are now few studies more generally recognized, for good reasons or bad, as profitable and praiseworthy. This…
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A chess problem is genuine mathematics, but it is in some way "trivial" mathematics. However, ingenious and intricate, however original…
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A science is said to be useful if its development tends to accentuate the existing inequalities in the distribution of…
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No discovery of mine has made, or is likely to make, directly or indirectly, for good or ill, the least…
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Archimedes will be remembered when Aeschylus is forgotten, because languages die and mathematical ideas do not. "Immortality" may be a…
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As history proves abundantly, mathematical achievement, whatever its intrinsic worth, is the most enduring of all.
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Chess problems are the hymn-tunes of mathematics.
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Greek mathematics is the real thing. The Greeks first spoke a language which modern mathematicians can understand... So Greek mathematics…
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I am interested in mathematics only as a creative art.
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I believe that mathematical reality lies outside us, that our function is to discover or observe it, and that the…
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I have never done anything 'useful'. No discovery of mine has made, or is likely to make, directly or indirectly,…
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Prayer is the link that connects us with God.
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Everything connects to everything; therefore, as we change, the world cannot but change with us.
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The universe gives to those who ask without favor. The electric plug which connects you is desire.
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It seems to me that every phenomenon, every fact, itself is the really interesting object. Whoever explains it, or connects…
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Psychological wealth includes life satisfaction, the feeling that life is full of meaning, a sense of engagement in interesting activities,…
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A rock or stone is not a subject that, of itself, may interest a philosopher to study; but, when he…
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