Form Quote by Maurice Druon

... numbers have neither substance, nor meaning, nor qualities. They are nothing but marks, and all that is in them we have put into…

— Hermann Weyl

The concept of number is the obvious distinction between the beast and man. Thanks to number, the cry becomes a song, noise acquires rhythm,…

— Joseph de Maistre

Numbers are really fascinating things, and they do play a big part in our lives. They are a language of their own.

— Kate Bush

Number is different from quantity. This difference is basic for any sort of theorizing in behavioral science, any sort of imagining of what goes…

— Gregory Bateson

Number is the within of all things.

— Pythagoras

“Numbers have no hidden meanings, you say. But it is the hidden meanings in words that make them so wonderful.”

— Simon Mawer

What are numbers? What is the nature of arithmetical truth?

— Gottlob Frege

“Numbers are unique, there is nothing like them and this book reveals something of their mysterious nature. Numbers are familiar to everyone and are…

— Peter Michael Higgins

“Numbers, furthermore as archetypal structural constants of the collective unconscious, possess a dynamic, active aspect which is especially important to keep in mind. It…

— Marie-Louise von Franz

“Numbers are the smallest unit of meaning I know. Words are the next largest unit of meaning, and in spite of the confusion they…

— Beverley Brenna

“Numbers behave, words do not.”

— Don DeLillo

“The world of numbers and words is odd. A number is the only word that doesn’t lie and words can be very deceitful; they…

— Dejan Stojanovic