Blah Quote by Jim Propp

It is not so much whether a theorem is useful that matters, but how elegant it is.

— Stanislaw Ulam

A theorem is a proposition which is a strict logical consequence of certain definitions and other propositions.

— Anatol Rapoport

I have found a very great number of exceedingly beautiful theorems.

— Pierre de Fermat

“The beauty of a mathematical theorem depends a great deal on its seriousness, as even in poetry the beauty of a line may depend…

— G.H. Hardy

Thus, be it understood, to demonstrate a theorem, it is neither necessary nor even advantageous to know what it means ...

— Henri Poincare

The "seriousness" of a mathematical theorem lies, not in its practical consequences, which are usually negligible, but in the significance of the mathematical ideas…

— G. H. Hardy

In many cases a dull proof can be supplemented by a geometric analogue so simple and beautiful that the truth of a theorem is…

— Martin Gardner

The elegance of a mathematical theorem is directly proportional to the number of independent ideas one can see in the theorem and inversely proportional…

— George Polya

Thus, be it understood, to demonstrate a theorem, it is neither necessary nor even advantageous to know what it means. The geometer might be…

— Henri Poincare

“However, one cannot really argue with a mathematical theorem.”

— Stephen Hawking

“Never call yourself a philosopher, nor talk a great deal among the unlearned about theorems, but act conformably to them. Thus, at an entertainment,…

— Epictetus

Theorems are fun especially when you are the prover, but then the pleasure fades. What keeps us going are the unsolved problems.

— Carl Pomerance