What did G. H. Hardy mean by: Chess problems are the hymn-tunes of mathematics. G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England Copy
+ I am interested in mathematics only as a creative art. Author, October 1, 2023January 2, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Art, Creativity, Mathematics, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
The mathematician’s patterns, like the painter’s or the poet’s, must be beautiful. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Beauty, Creativity, Mathematics, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Comparison, Creativity, Patterns, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
+ The creative life was the only one for a serious man. Author, June 16, 2023January 2, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Creativity, Life, Seriousness, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
Sometimes one has to say difficult things, but one ought to say them as simply as one knows how. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Clarity, Communication, Honesty, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Beauty, Mathematics, Permanence, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
The study of mathematics is, if an unprofitable, a perfectly harmless and innocent occupation. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Education, Harmless, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
+ Most people can do nothing at all well Author, September 28, 2023January 2, 2025, G. H. Hardy, Capability, Incompetence, Mediocrity, 0 G. H. Hardy Mathematician · England
Make copies, young man, many copies. You can only become a good artist by copying the masters. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
This art, born of genius and good taste, can become beautiful and varied to an infinite degree. Jean-Georges Noverre Choreographer · France
The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
