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G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: The public does not need to be convinced

The public does not need to be convinced that there is something in mathematics. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: Philosophy proper is a subject, on the one

Philosophy proper is a subject, on the one hand so hopelessly obscure, on the other so astonishingly elementary, that there knowledge hardly counts. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: A mathematical proof should resemble a simple and

A mathematical proof should resemble a simple and clear-cut constellation, not a scattered cluster in the Milky Way. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: Asked if he believes in one G-d, a

Asked if he believes in one G-d, a mathematician answered: "Yes, up to isomorphism". — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: Most people can do nothing at all well

Most people can do nothing at all well — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: Sometimes one has to say difficult things, but

Sometimes one has to say difficult things, but one ought to say them as simply as one knows how. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: All analysts spend half their time hunting through

All analysts spend half their time hunting through the literature for inequalities which they want to use and cannot prove. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: Young men should prove theorems, old men should

Young men should prove theorems, old men should write books. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: For any serious purpose, intelligence is a very

For any serious purpose, intelligence is a very minor gift. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: Good work is not done by 'humble' men

Good work is not done by 'humble' men — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: As Littlewood said to me once [of the

As Littlewood said to me once [of the ancient Greeks], they are not clever school boys or 'scholarship candidates,' but 'Fellows of another college. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: If a man has any genuine talent he

If a man has any genuine talent he should be ready to make almost any sacrifice in order to cultivate it to the full. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: A mathematician ... has no material to work

A mathematician ... has no material to work with but ideas, and so his patterns are likely to last longer, since ideas wear less with time than words. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: There is no scorn more profound, or on

There is no scorn more profound, or on the whole more justifiable, than that of the men who make for the men who explain. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: Bombs are probably more merciful than bayonets

Bombs are probably more merciful than bayonets — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: I was at my best at a little

I was at my best at a little past forty, when I was a professor at Oxford. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: The case for my life ... is this:

The case for my life ... is this: that I have added something to knowledge, and helped others to add more — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: I am interested in mathematics only as a

I am interested in mathematics only as a creative art. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: I do not know an instance of a

I do not know an instance of a major mathematical advance initiated by a man past fifty — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: Cricket is the only game where you are

Cricket is the only game where you are playing against eleven of the other side and ten of your own. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: Chess problems are the hymn-tunes of mathematics.

Chess problems are the hymn-tunes of mathematics. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: They [formulae 1.10 - 1.12 of Ramanujan] must

They [formulae 1.10 - 1.12 of Ramanujan] must be true because, if they were not true, no one would have had the imagination to invent them. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: Real mathematics must be justified as art if

Real mathematics must be justified as art if it can be justified at all. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: Exposition, criticism, appreciation, is work for second-rate minds.

Exposition, criticism, appreciation, is work for second-rate minds. I — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: The creative life [is] the only one for

The creative life [is] the only one for a serious man. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: The study of mathematics is, if an unprofitable,

The study of mathematics is, if an unprofitable, a perfectly harmless and innocent occupation. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: No discovery of mine has made, or is

No discovery of mine has made, or is likely to make, directly or indirectly, for good or ill, the least difference to the amenity of the world. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: A chess problem is an exercise in pure

A chess problem is an exercise in pure mathematics. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: It is not worth an intelligent man's time

It is not worth an intelligent man's time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: In [great mathematics] there is a very high

In [great mathematics] there is a very high degree of unexpectedness, combined with inevitability and economy. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: As history proves abundantly, mathematical achievement, whatever its

As history proves abundantly, mathematical achievement, whatever its intrinsic worth, is the most enduring of all. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: A mathematician, like a painter or a poet,

A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: No one should ever be bored. ... One

No one should ever be bored. ... One can be horrified, or disgusted, but one can't be bored. — G.H. Hardy

G H Hardy Quotes By G.H. Hardy: Mathematics may, like poetry or music, "promote and

Mathematics may, like poetry or music, "promote and sustain a lofty habit of mind." — G.H. Hardy