All Of Mathematics Is A Tale About

Thought Must Never Submit, Neither To A Dogma, Nor To A Party, Nor To A Passion, Nor To An Interest, Nor To A Preconceived Idea, Nor To Whatever It May Be, Save To The Facts Themselves, Because, For Thought, Submission Would Mean Ceasing To Be.

It Is By Logic We Prove. It Is By Intuition We Discover.

Doubt Everything Or Believe Everything: These Are Two Equally Convenient Strategies. With Either We Dispense With The Need For Reflection.

We Also Know How Cruel The Truth Often Is, And We Wonder Whether Delusion Is Not More Consoling.

Guessing Before Proving! Need I Remind You That It Is So That All Important Discoveries Have Been Made?