André Weil Quote

But, if logic is the hygiene of the mathematician, it is not his source of food; the great problems furnish the daily bread on which he thrives.


The Future of Mathematics, The American Mathematical Monthly, Volume 57, Number 5, May 1950


But, if logic is the hygiene of the mathematician, it is not his source of food; the great problems furnish the daily bread on which he thrives.

But, if logic is the hygiene of the mathematician, it is not his source of food; the great problems furnish the daily bread on which he thrives.

But, if logic is the hygiene of the mathematician, it is not his source of food; the great problems furnish the daily bread on which he thrives.

But, if logic is the hygiene of the mathematician, it is not his source of food; the great problems furnish the daily bread on which he thrives.