Archimedes

"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."

"Eureka! Eureka!"

"Do not disturb my circles."

"The shortness of life cannot dissuade us from its generous pursuit."

"Whoever understands geometry will understand that the properties of nature are divine."

"There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied mathematics."

"Mathematics is the alphabet in which God has written the universe."

"Everything moves; nothing rests."

"The laws of nature are but the mathematical thoughts of God."

"I will not be afraid of the mathematical infinite."

"Numbers are the highest degree of knowledge."

"In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action."

"Geometry will draw the soul toward truth and create the spirit of philosophy."

"The circle is the most perfect of all shapes."

"I have made many discoveries, yet I account that not to be a discovery which I am compelled to make."

"Those who wish to know me must read my works carefully."

"I should like to extend greetings to those who read my works in the future."

"Persistence is the path to achievement."

"The mind is everything; what you think you become."

"God and mathematics do not acknowledge accidents."

"Give me a place to stand, and I will move the Earth."

"Sand reckoner reveals infinite possibilities in finite spaces."

"Do not interrupt me! I am in the middle of a problem whose solution will change the world."

"The wise accommodate themselves to circumstances as water molds itself to the pitcher."

"One geometry cannot be more true than another; it can only be more convenient."

"Measure your life in moments, not in years."

"The spiral is the most perfect form of motion."

"Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, not in multiplicity and confusion of things."

"A man's knowledge is his only true possession."

"If you wish to be a writer, write."