Mathematicians Are Born, Not Made.

Astronomy Is Useful Because It Raises Us Above Ourselves; It Is Useful Because It Is Grand; .... It Shows Us How Small Is Man's Body, How Great His Mind, Since His Intelligence Can Embrace The Whole Of This Dazzling Immensity, Where His Body Is Only An Obscure Point, And Enjoy Its Silent Harmony.

Chance ... Must Be Something More Than The Name We Give To Our Ignorance.

It Is The Harmony Of The Diverse Parts, Their Symmetry, Their Happy Balance; In A Word It Is All That Introduces Order, All That Gives Unity, That Permits Us To See Clearly And To Comprehend At Once Both The Ensemble And The Details.

[t]he Different Branches Of Arithmetic - Ambition [g]eometry Is Not True, It Is Advantageous.

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