Plato

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"I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning."
Plato

David Niven

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"What is the common denominator of intellectual accomplishment? In math, science, economics, history, or any other subject, the answer is the same: great thinkers notice patterns."
Contemporary Abstract Algebra 7th Edition (Joseph A. Gallian)
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Roger Bacon

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"Mathematics is the gate and key to the sciences."
Sid Meier's Civilization V
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Paul R. Halmos

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"Mathematics is not a deductive science - that's a cliche. When you try to prove a theorem, you don't just list the hypotheses, and then start to reason. What you do is trial and error, experimentation, guesswork."
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Socrates

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"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing."
Plato's Apology
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