Demand Quote by Georg Cantor
“Had Mittag-Leffler had his way, I should have to wait until the year 1984, which to me seemed too great a demand!”
About This Quote
Source Letter to colleague, 1885
Cantor critiques the impracticality of waiting for a distant future date, highlighting the absurdity of overly ambitious timelines.
In simple terms: Avoid unrealistic deadlines.
Key Takeaway
Set realistic goals.
Themes
time
planning
philosophy
Mood
analytical
skeptical
Type
philosophical
reflective
When to use this quote
- project management
- academic research
- personal goals
Key Concepts
finite vs infinite
pragmatism
Questions to Reflect On
- What timeline feels achievable for you?
- How do you handle long‑term aspirations?
A Different Perspective
Some goals truly require long horizons.
![“The old and oft-repeated proposition "Totum est majus sua parte" [the whole is larger than the part] may be applied without proof only in the case of entities that are based upon whole and part; then and only then is it an undeniable consequence of the concepts "totum" and "pars". Unfortunately…” quote by Georg Cantor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1c9/georg-cantor-20252_axioms_the-old-and-oft-repeated-proposition-tot_1288544.jpg)
