Carl Friedrich Gauss Quote

You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly takes far more time than writing at length.


As quoted in Calculus Gems (1992) by George F. Simmons


You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly...

You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly...

You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly...

You know that I write slowly. This is chiefly because I am never satisfied until I have said as much as possible in a few words, and writing briefly...