Pure Mathematics Is, In Its Way, The

Strenuous Intellectual Work And The Study Of God's Nature Are The Angels That Will Lead Me Through All The Troubles Of This Life With Consolation, Strength, And Uncompromising Rigor.

I Never Made One Of My Discoveries Through The Process Of Rational Thinking

Mere Thinking Cannot Reveal To Us The Highest Purpose.

Academic Chairs Are Many, But Wise And Noble Teachers Are Few; Lecture-rooms Are Numerous And Large, But The Number Of Young People Who Genuinely Thirst After Truth And Justice Is Small

In The Matter Of Physics, The First Lessons Should Contain Nothing But What Is Experimental And Interesting To See. A Pretty Experiment Is In Itself Often More Valuable Than Twenty Formulae Extracted From Our Minds.