Archimedes

"The circle is the first democracy, for every point upon it is equal."

"I was not born a genius; I was born curious, and that is far more powerful."

"The lever teaches that small movements, properly positioned, achieve great effects."

"What is hope but the belief in tomorrow's mathematics?"

"To understand one principle deeply is worth more than to know a thousand superficially."

"The war machines I build bring me no joy; only the mathematics they contain does."

"What is life but a series of problems awaiting their elegant solutions?"

"The sphere contains infinite circles; thus does infinity nest within itself."

"I leave Syracuse not in defeat, but with the knowledge that truth is eternal."

"The moment of eureka is merely when the unconscious mind finally speaks to the conscious one."

"What is prayer but the hope that the universe listens to reason?"

"To build weapons is to build tools; the choice of use remains with humanity."

"The polygonal approximation shows us that perfection may be approached but never reached—and this is beautiful."

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

"Arithmetic is the mother of all sciences, and geometry is its most elegant child."

"Those who labor in earth's mines disturb not merely stones, but the very secrets of creation."

"In every problem solved, a thousand new questions emerge to guide the curious mind."

"The circle is the most perfect of all forms, for it has no beginning and no end."

"To measure is to understand; to understand is to master."

"The sand upon the beach is infinite compared to what we know of infinity itself."

"Patience in calculation is the virtue of the true mathematician."

"Heavy objects and light objects fall with the same determination toward the earth."

"The mind that questions everything is the mind that discovers truth."

"In the study of mechanics, one learns the language that God speaks to His creation."

"Water seeks its level as surely as ambition seeks its mark."

"To deny mathematics is to deny the fundamental order of the universe."

"The spiral is nature's way of showing us that progress is never merely linear."

"Every problem contains within it the seeds of its own solution, if one looks deeply enough."

"The pursuit of precision is the pursuit of beauty."

"Numbers are the language that unites all branches of human knowledge."