“Mathematics may be defined as the economy of counting. There is no problem in the whole of mathematics which cannot be solved by direct counting.” MayWholeProblemEconomyDirectMathematicsMathDefinedMathematicalNo ProblemCounting Author:Ernst Mach
“Archimedes constructing his circle pays with his life for his defective biological adaptation to immediate circumstances.” LifePayCircumstancesMathematicsMathCirclesMathematicalAdaptationDefective Book:Knowledge and Error: Sketches on the Psychology of Enquiry Source: Knowledge and Error: Sketches on the Psychology of Enquiry
“The mathematician who pursues his studies without clear views of this matter, must often have the uncomfortable feeling that his paper and pencil surpass him in intelligence.” MatterFeelingsViewsStudyClearPaperMathematicsIntelligenceMathPursueMathematicalUncomfortableMathematicianPencilsUncomfortable FeelingClear ViewPaper And Pencil Author:Ernst Mach
