Carl Friedrich Gauss Quotes

Carl Friedrich Gauss — German Mathematician born on April 30, 1777, died on February 23, 1855

Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss was a German mathematician who contributed significantly to many fields, including number theory, algebra, statistics, analysis, differential geometry, geodesy, geophysics, mechanics, electrostatics, astronomy, matrix theory, and optics... (wikipedia)

It may be true, that men, who are mere mathematicians, have certain specific shortcomings, but that is not the fault of mathematics, for it is equally true of every other exclusive occupation.

Life stands before me like an eternal spring with new and brilliant clothes.

We must admit with humility that, while number is purely a product of our minds, space has a reality outside our minds, so that we cannot completely prescribe its properties a priori.

The problem of distinguishing prime numbers from composite numbers and of resolving the latter into their prime factors is known to be one of the most important and useful in arithmetic.

Mathematicians stand on each other's shoulders.

Carl Friedrich Gauss Quotes

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