11 December 2019

Paul Erdős - Collected Quotes

"Every human activity, except Mathematics, must come to an end." (Paul Erdős)

"God may not play dice with the universe, but something strange is going on with the prime numbers." (Paul Erdős)

"God created two acts of folly. First, He created the Universe in a Big Bang. Second, He was negligent enough to leave behind evidence for this act, in the form of the microwave radiation." (Paul Erdős)

"It is not enough to be in the right place at the right time. You should also have an open mind at the right time." (Paul Erdős)

"Mathematics is the only infinite human activity. It is conceivable that  humanity could eventually learn everything in physics or biology. But humanity certainly won't ever be able to find out everything in mathematics, because the subject is infinite. Numbers themselves are infinite." (Paul Erdős)

"Mathematics is the surest way to immortality. If you make a big discovery in mathematics, you will be remembered after everyone else will be forgotten." (Paul Erdős)

"The purpose of life is to conjecture and prove." (Paul Erdős)

"Why are numbers beautiful? It’s like asking why is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony beautiful?
If you don’t see why, someone can’t tell you. I know numbers are beautiful. If they aren’t beautiful, nothing is." (Paul Erdős)

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