It is well known that the man who first made public the theory of irrationals perished in a shipwreck in order that the inexpressible and unimaginable should ever remain veiled. And so the guilty man, who fortuitously touched on and revealed this aspect of living things, was taken to the place where he began and there is for ever beaten by the waves.
Everything is overflowing with Gods. - Proclus
Everything is overflowing with Gods.
- Proclus
A true philosopher is married to wisdom; he needs no other bride. - Proclus
A true philosopher is married to wisdom; he needs no other bride.
[On Archimedes mathematical results:] It is not possible to find in all geometry more difficult and intricate questions, or more simple and lucid exp… - Proclus
[On Archimedes mathematical results:] It is not possible to find in all geometry more difficult and intricate questions, or more simple and lucid exp…
In the discovery of lemmas the best aid is a mental aptitude for it. For we may see many who are quick at solutions and yet do not work by method ; t… - Proclus
In the discovery of lemmas the best aid is a mental aptitude for it. For we may see many who are quick at solutions and yet do not work by method ; t…
Wherever there is a number, there is beauty. - Proclus
Wherever there is a number, there is beauty.
This therefore is Mathematics: She reminds you of the invisible forms of the soul; She gives life to her own discoveries; She awakens the mind and pu… - Proclus
This therefore is Mathematics: She reminds you of the invisible forms of the soul; She gives life to her own discoveries; She awakens the mind and pu…
It is well known that the man who first made public the theory of irrationals perished in a shipwreck in order that the inexpressible and unimaginabl… - Proclus
It is well known that the man who first made public the theory of irrationals perished in a shipwreck in order that the inexpressible and unimaginabl…
The light of the Sun is the pure energy of intellect. - Proclus
The light of the Sun is the pure energy of intellect.
Wherever there is number, there is beauty. - Proclus
Wherever there is number, there is beauty.
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