“It is commonly, but erroneously, believed that it is easy to ask questions. A fool, it is said, can ask questions that a wise man cannot answer. The fact is that a wise man can answer many questions that a fool cannot ask.” MenSaidFactsAsksEasyAnswersWiseFool Book:Mathematics as a culture clue: and other essays Source: Mathematics as a culture clue: and other essays
“If you ask ... the man in the street ... the human significance of mathematics, the answer of the world will be, that mathematics has given mankind a metrical and computatory art essential to the effective conduct of daily life, that mathematics admits of countless applications in engineering and the natural sciences, and finally that mathematics is a most excellent instrumentality for giving mental discipline... [A mathematician will add] that mathematics is the exact science, the science of exact thought or of rigorous thinking.” IfsThinkingMenWorldGivingHumansArtScienceAsksGivenNaturalAnswersStreetsMankindHe ManDisciplineEssentialsMathematicsAddExcellentDaily LifeSignificanceApplicationEngineeringMathematicianSelf DisciplineNatural ScienceExact Sciences Author:Cassius Jackson Keyser
