“It may be true, that men, who are mere mathematicians, have certain specific shortcomings, but that is not the fault of mathematics, for it is equally true of every other exclusive occupation.” MenMayCertainMathematicsFaultsMereBeing TrueOccupationMathematicianExclusiveShortcomings Author:Carl Friedrich Gauss
“To such idle talk it might further be added: that whenever a certain exclusive occupation is coupled with specific shortcomings, it is likewise almost certainly divorced from certain other shortcomings.” MightCertainOccupationIdleDivorcedExclusiveShortcomings Author:Carl Friedrich Gauss
“It may be true that people who are merely mathematicians have certain specific shortcomings; however that is not the fault of mathematics, but is true of every exclusive occupation. Likewise a mere linguist, a mere jurist, a mere soldier, a mere merchant, and so forth. One could add such idle chatter that when a certain exclusive occupation is often connected with certain specific shortcomings, it is on the other hand always free of certain other shortcomings.” PeopleMayHandsScienceCertainMathematicsAddFaultsMereSoldierConnectedBeing TrueOccupationIdleMathematicianExclusiveShortcomingsMerchantsChatterLinguistsJuristsIdle Chatter Author:Carl Friedrich Gauss
“To the distracting occupations belong especially my lecture courses which I am holding this winter for the first time, and which now cost much more of my time than I like. Meanwhile I hope that the second time this expenditure of time will be much less, otherwise I would never be able to reconcile myself to it, even practical (astronomical) work must give far more satisfaction than if one brings up to B a couple more mediocre heads which otherwise would have stopped at A.” IfsGivingFirstsAbleScienceCoursesEducationCoupleCostFirst TimeWinterSatisfactionPracticalsMy TimeOccupationMediocreLecturesReconcileExpenditures Author:Carl Friedrich Gauss
