It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not the possession of but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.
~ Carl Friedrich Gauß
We must admit with humility that, while number is purely a product of our minds, space has a reality outside our minds, so that we cannot completely prescribe its properties a priori.
The enchanting charms of this sublime science reveal only to those who have the courage to go deeply into it.
It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.
