Euclid Quotes

Mathematician

Euclid (435 BC - 365 BC), one of the most famous Greek mathematicians, is known as the 'Father of Geometry'. His work, 'Elements', is one of the most influential mathematical treatises in history, profoundly affecting the development of mathematics.

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Famous Euclid Quotes

“A straight line is said to have been cut in extreme and mean ratio when, as the whole line is to the greater segment, so is the greater to the lesser.”

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Book:Euclid's Elements

Source: Euclid's Elements

“Better balance, less pain and less restless leg syndrome.”

Pain Balance Legs Restless Syndromes

Author:Euclid

“The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God.”

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Author:Euclid

“Give him threepence, since he must make a gain out of what he learns.”

Giving Gains Geometry

Book:The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements

Source: The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements

“And the whole is greater than the part.”

Whole Greater

Author:Euclid

“A prime number is one (which is) measured by a unit alone.”

Numbers Prime Units Prime Numbers

Author:Euclid

“Sire, there is no royal road to geometry.”

Royal Geometry

Author:Euclid

“Things which are equal to the same thing are also equal to one another.”

Equal

Book:The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements

Source: The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements

“That, if a straight line falling on two straight lines makes the interior angles on the same side less than two right angles, the two straight lines, if produced indefinitely, meet on that side on which the angles are less than two right angles.”

Ifs Two Science Fall Sides Lines Angle Interiors Geometry Straight Lines

Book:Euclid's Elements: all thirteen books complete in one volume : the Thomas L. Heath translation

Source: Euclid's Elements: all thirteen books complete in one volume : the Thomas L. Heath translation

“A line is length without breadth.”

Lines Mathematics Length Breadth

Author:Euclid

“In right-angled triangles the square on the side subtending the right angle is equal to the squares on the sides containing the right angle.”

Science Sides Equal Squares Angle Geometry Containing Triangles

Book:Elements of Geometry, Containing the First Six Books of Euclid

Source: Elements of Geometry, Containing the First Six Books of Euclid

About the Author

Born: 435 BC
Died: 365 BC
Known for: Mathematician
Quotes: 11

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The Thirteen Books of Euclid's ElementsRelated source material

Elements of Geometry, Containing the First Six Books of EuclidRelated source material

Euclid's ElementsRelated source material

Euclid's Elements: all thirteen books complete in one volume : the Thomas L. Heath translationRelated source material

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