Quotable Mathematics

"Equiprobability in the physical world is purely a hypothesis. We may exercise the greatest care and the most accurate of scientific in...

"A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures." (Thomas Carlyle, Chartism, 1840) “Some of the common ways of prod...

“The human mind can hardly remain entirely free from bias, and decisive opinions are often formed before a thorough examination of a subject...

"Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true" (Demosthenes, "Olynthiac...

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.” (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “ A Study in Scarle...