“The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine man in the bonds of Hell”
Saint Augustine
“Never diss a man for calling a spade a spade. It's when he hits you with it you'll soon realise you're in danger.”
Larss Vincent McKevitt
“...beware of mathematicians, and all those who make empty prophecies. The danger already exists that the mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and to confine man in the bonds of Hell.”
Albert Einstein
“Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity, I do not understand it myself anymore.”
“The only way to comprehend what mathematicians mean by Infinity is to contemplate the extent of human stupidity.”
Voltaire
“Mathematicians, who are only mathematicians, have exact minds, provided all things are explained to them by means of definitions and axioms; otherwise they are inaccurate and insufferable, for they are only right when the principles are quite clear”
Blaise Pascal
“I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning”
Plato
