Quotes by Mathematician

"Stupidity is a personal achievement which transcends national boundaries."

"Bear in mind that the wonderful things you learn in your schools are the work of many generations. All this is put in your hands as your inheritance in order that you may receive it, honor it, add to it, and one day faithfully hand it on to your children."

"It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it."

"Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving."

"The economic anarchy of capitalist society as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of evil."

"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute."

"We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality."

"It may be possible to fight intolerance, stupidity, and fanaticism separately, but when they come together there is no hope."

"The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgment should always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge."

"The only way to escape the personal corruption of praise is to go on working. One is tempted to stop and listen to it. The only thing is to turn away and go on working. Work. There is nothing else."