Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quote

The mathematician is perfect only in so far as he is a perfect being, in so far as he perceives the beauty of truth; only then will his work be thorough, transparent, comprehensive, pure, clear, attractive, and even elegant.


In: JoAnne S. Growney, Are Mathematics and Poetry Fundamentally Similar?


The mathematician is perfect only in so far as he is a perfect being, in so far as he perceives the beauty of truth; only then will his work be...

The mathematician is perfect only in so far as he is a perfect being, in so far as he perceives the beauty of truth; only then will his work be...

The mathematician is perfect only in so far as he is a perfect being, in so far as he perceives the beauty of truth; only then will his work be...

The mathematician is perfect only in so far as he is a perfect being, in so far as he perceives the beauty of truth; only then will his work be...