Mathematics is a kind of spirit, a kind of rational spirit. It is this spirit that inspires, promotes, encourages and drives human thinking to the fullest extent, and it is this spirit that attempts to decisively influence the material, moral, and social life of man; trying to answer questions about human beings' own existence Trying to understand and control nature; try to explore and establish the knowledge has been the most profound and most perfect connotation.
数学是一种精神,一种理性的精神。正是这种精神,激发、促进、鼓舞并驱使人类的思维得以运用到最完善的程度,亦正是这种精神,试图决定性地影响人类的物质、道德和社会生活;试图回答有关人类自身存在提出的问题;努力去理解和控制自然;尽力去探求和确立已经获得知识的最深刻的和最完美的内涵
——克莱因
Give me space, time, and logarithms, I can create a universe.
给我空间、时间、及对数,我可以创造一个宇宙
——伽利略
In reality, there is no such thing as mathematics that lasts for thousands of years is still really so good.
在现实中,不存在像数学那样有如此多的东西,持续了几千年依然是确实的如此美好
——苏利文
Give me a foothold, I can pry the whole earth.
给我一个立足点,我就可以撬起整个地球
——阿基米德
When mathematicians derive equations and formulas, as if to see the statue, the beautiful scenery, hear the beautiful tunes and so on and get full happiness.
当数学家导出方程式和公式,如同看到雕像、美丽的风景,听到优美的曲调等等一样而得到充分的快乐
——柯普宁
Modern high-energy physics to the quantum physics, there are many simply can not do experiments in the household pen and paper to count, which mathematicians think about how far the difference, so that mathematics has an incredible power in physics.
现代高能物理到了量子物理以后,有很多根本无法做实验,在家用纸笔来算,这跟数学家想样的差不了多远,所以说数学在物理上有着不可思议的力量
——邱成桐
No matter how abstract any branch of mathematics, one day will be applied in this real world.
不管数学的任一分支是多么抽象,总有一天会应用在这实际世界上
——罗巴切夫斯基
Mathematics is the highest form of all knowledge.
数学是一切知识中的最高形式
——柏拉图
Mathematics is a tool for knowledge and a source of other tools of knowledge. All of the research sequences and metrics are related to mathematics.
数学是知识的工具,亦是其它知识工具的泉源。所有研究顺序和度量的科学均和数学有关
——笛卡儿
Mathematics is God's symbol of nature
数学是上帝描述自然的符号
——黑格尔
In most disciplines, one generation of buildings is often destroyed by another generation, one person's creation was destroyed by another person; only mathematics, each generation in the old building to add a floor.
在大多数学科里,一代人的建筑往往被另一代人所摧毁,一个人的创造被另一个人所破坏;唯独数学,每一代人都在古老的大厦上添加一层楼
——汉克尔
In science, where there is no access to any kind of mathematics, where there is no connection with mathematics, are unreliable.
在科学中,凡是用不上任何一种数学的地方,凡是和数学没有联系的地方,都是不可靠的
——达芬奇
This discipline (mathematics) can lead the soul to the truth.
这个学科(数学)能把灵魂引导到真理
——苏格拉底
The only way to learn mathematics is to do math
学习数学的惟一方法是做数学
——哈尔莫斯
最后让我用华罗庚先生的一句话总结一下吧,“宇宙之大,粒子之微,火箭之速,化工之巧,地球之变,生物之谜,日用之繁,无处不用数学。”
是的,我爱数学,
热爱。
Nature’s great book is written in mathematical symbol.
自然这一巨著是用数学符号写成的
——伽里略
Mathematics is the king of Science.
数学是科学之王
——高斯
Number rules the universe.
数统治着宇宙
——毕达哥拉斯
unlimited! There is no other question so deeply touched by the human mind.
无限!再也没有其他问题如此深刻地打动过人类的心灵
——希尔伯特
Give me five coefficients, I will draw an elephant; give me six coefficients, the elephant will shake the tail.
给我五个系数,我将画出一头大象;给我六个系数,大象将会摇动尾巴
——柯西
Mathematics is a creative art because mathematicians create beautiful new concepts;it is a creative art because mathematicians live,act,and think live artists; and it is a creative art because mathematicians regard it so.
数学是创造性的艺术,因为数学家创造了美好的新概念;数学是创造性的艺术,因为数学家的生活、言行如同艺术家一样;数学是创造性的艺术,因为数学家就是这样认为的
——哈尔莫斯
We must know that we will know.
我们必须知道, 我们必将知道
——希尔伯特
In the world of mathematics, it is not what we know, but how we know what.
在数学的天地里,重要的不是我们知道什么,而是我们怎么知道什么
——毕达哥拉斯
Do not understand the geometry do not come!
不懂几何者免进
——柏拉图
We appreciate mathematics, and we need maths.
我们欣赏数学,我们需要数学
——陈省身
A ountry only mathematics vigorous development, in order to show its national strong, mathematical development and perfection and national prosperity are closely related.
一个国家只有数学蓬勃的发展,才能展现它国立的强大。数学的发展和至善和国家繁荣昌盛密切相关.
——拿破仑
Determined in the physics of people, do not understand the following things is not enough: the first is mathematics, the second is mathematics, and the third is mathematics.
立志于物理学的人,不懂下列的事情是不行的:第一是数学,第二是数学,第三是数学
——伦琴
Mathematics - an unshakable cornerstone of science, and a rich source for the advancement of human endeavors.
数学——科学不可动摇的基石,促进人类事业进步的丰富源泉
——巴罗
Life is only two things, developing math and teaching math.
生命只为两件事,发展数学与教授数学
——普尔森
The problem is the heart of mathematics.
问题是数学的心脏
——哈尔斯
If I inherit considerable property, I may not have much value in mathematics.
如果我继承可观的财产, 我在数学上可能没有多少价值了
——拉格朗日
Geometry without the king of the Road.
几何无王者之道
——欧几里得
A science, only when it is successful in the use of mathematics, in order to achieve real perfection.
一门科学,只有当它成功地运用数学时,才能达到真正完善的地步
——马克思
Mathematics is the highest achievement of human thinking.
数学是人类的思考中最高的成就
——米斯拉
Mathematics is the brightest pearl of human wisdom.
数学是人类智慧皇冠上最灿烂的明珠
——考特
Mathematics is the door and the key to science, ignoring mathematics will hurt all the knowledge, because the neglect of mathematics can not understand any other science and the world of anything else. More seriously, people who ignore mathematics can not understand his own negligence, and will eventually lead to the inability to seek any remedial measures.
数学是科学的大门和钥匙,忽视数学必将伤害所有的知识,因为忽视数学的人是无法了解任何其他科学乃至世界上任何其他事物的。更为严重的是,忽视数学的人不能理解他自己这一疏忽,最终将导致无法寻求任何补救的措施
——培根.R
But there is another reason for the hign repute of mathematics:it is mathematics that offers the exact natural sciences a certain measure of security which,without mathematics,they could not attain.
数学受到高度尊崇的另一个原因在于:恰恰是数学,给精密的自然科学提供了无可置疑的可靠保证,没有数学,它们无法达到这样的可靠程度
——爱因斯坦