Most People Can Do Nothing

The Babylonian And Assyrian Civilizations Have Perished; Hammurabi, Sargon And Nebuchadnezzar Are Empty Names; Yet Babylonian Mathematics Is Still Interesting, And The Babylonian Scale Of 60 Is Still Used In Astronomy.

Mathematics Is Not A Contemplative But A Creative Subject.

Perhaps Five Or Even Ten Per Cent Of Men Can Do Something Rather Well. It Is A Tiny Minority Who Can Do Anything Really Well, And The Number Of Men Who Can Do Two Things Well Is Negligible. If A Man Has Any Genuine Talent, He Should Be Ready To Make Almost Any Sacrifice In Order To Cultivate It To The Full.

Greek Mathematics Is The Real Thing. The Greeks First Spoke A Language Which Modern Mathematicians Can Understand... So Greek Mathematics Is 'permanent', More Permanent Even Than Greek Literature.

Beauty Is The First Test: There Is No Permanent Place In The World For Ugly Mathematics.