Gerolamo Cardano

Mathematician Physician Astrologer Italian 1501 – 1576

Advanced algebra and probability, bridging ancient and modern mathematics.

382 quotes

"One who masters the game of dice masters the game of life."
Success
"Beauty without wisdom is a jewel worn by a fool."
Beauty
"The path to greatness is not found on a straight road but through the labyrinth of failure."
Motivation
"Even the wisest among us are but children learning at the feet of eternity."
"Conversation is the mirror in which we see the true reflection of our own thoughts."
Relationships
"The healing of the body begins with the healing of the mind."
Health
"In solitude, the soul finds itself; in company, it finds itself again."
Solitude
"Patience is not the absence of action; it is action guided by wisdom."
Patience
"The practice of virtue is like the practice of a musical instrument: constant and thoughtful."
Kindness
"A man may be conquered by fortune but never by despair."
Hope
"The greatest freedom is found not in doing what we wish, but in wishing what we do."
Freedom
"Dreams are the rehearsals for the life we are meant to live."
Dreams
"The study of mathematics is the study of the divine blueprint of creation."
Knowledge
"War teaches us what we should have learned in peace."
War
"In the arithmetic of love, two become one, yet neither is diminished."
Love
"The fountain of creativity springs eternal from the well of curiosity."
Creativity
"Those who seek power through domination will find only the prison of their own ambition."
Leadership
"History is the testimony of time, the light of truth, and the life of memory."
History
"The greatest pleasure is the pleasure of understanding."
Wisdom
"In the sphere of human knowledge, the circumference is everywhere, the center nowhere."
Philosophy
"A single act of kindness sets off an infinite chain of reactions."
Kindness
"The body is the instrument through which the soul plays the music of life."
Art
"Change is not something to be feared; it is the only evidence that we are alive."
Change
"In technology, as in nature, there are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
Technology
"The adventure of life begins the moment we accept that we know nothing."
Adventure
"Imagination is the compass by which the pioneers of thought navigate uncharted waters."
Imagination
"The greatest injustice is to remain silent in the face of wrong."
Justice
"Gratitude is the attitude that transforms existence into abundance."
Gratitude
"In literature, we find the immortal voice of those who have passed away."
Literature
"The work we do with our hands is the work we do with our hearts."
Work