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“You are allowed to lie a little, but you must never mislead.”

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Paul Halmos was a renowned mathematician known for his contributions to functional analysis and probability theory. His research had a profound impact on the development of modern mathematics. more

“The art of Navigation demonstrates how, by the shortest good way, by the aptest direction, and in the shortest time, a sufficient ship, between any two places (in passage navigable) assigned, may be conducted; and in all storms and natural disturbances chancing, how to use the best possible means, whereby to recover the place first assigned. Mathematical Preface”

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Author:John Dee

“It is strange that we know so little about the properties of numbers. They are our handiwork, yet they baffle us; we can fathom only a few of their intricacies. Having defined their attributes and prescribed their behavior, we are hard pressed to perceive the implications of our formulas.”

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Author:James R Newman

“Mathematical Analysis is as extensive as nature herself.”

Mathematical Analysis Mathematical Analysis

Author:Joseph Fourier

“Voters decide nothing. Vote counters decide everything!”

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Author:Joseph Stalin

“The person who gives up his individual self and becomes an automaton, identical with millions of other automatons around him, need not feel alone and anxious any more. But the price he pays, however, is high; it is the loss of his self.”

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Book:Escape from Freedom

Source: Escape from Freedom

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