Gerolamo Cardano

Mathematician Physician Astrologer Italian 1501 – 1576

Advanced algebra and probability, bridging ancient and modern mathematics.

382 quotes

"Politics is the art of making the impossible appear inevitable."
Politics
"Fear is the tax we pay for living; courage is the reward we receive."
Fear
"The definition of insanity is to continue doing what has not worked and expect different results."
Wisdom
"In the family, we learn the first lessons of love and the first wounds of conflict."
Family
"Inspiration is the gift given to those who have worked hardest to deserve it."
Inspiration
"Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is the presence of understanding."
Peace
"Every disease is a message from the body that something in our way of life is amiss."
Health
"The true measure of success is not what we have accumulated but what we have learned."
Success
"In death, we find the answer to life's most persistent questions."
Death
"The friendship that survives disagreement is the friendship worth having."
Friendship
"Humor is the wisdom of those who have learned not to cry."
Humor
"The strength of a chain is determined not by its strongest link but by its weakest."
Strength
"In the garden of knowledge, even the smallest seed can grow into the mightiest tree."
Education
"The human being is nature's greatest mystery and nature's greatest work."
Nature
"Those who do not study history are condemned to repeat it with greater certainty."
History
"The pursuit of truth is a journey that begins but never ends."
Truth
"In every moment of doubt, remember that even the mightiest oak was once an acorn."
Hope
"The alphabet of the universe is written in the language of physics."
Science
"Creativity flourishes in the spaces between what is known and what is yet to be discovered."
Creativity
"The measure of a man's wisdom is his admission of what he does not know."
Wisdom
"Music is the mathematics of emotion made manifest in sound."
Music
"In the court of human experience, every passion is a valid advocate."
Philosophy
"The greatest gift we can give another is our full and undivided attention."
Kindness
"Perseverance is the art of failing gracefully until you succeed ungracefully."
Perseverance
"The freedom to choose is the burden we bear; the choices we make are the life we build."
Freedom
"In the field of human endeavor, there are no permanent victories, only temporary defeats."
Motivation
"The invention of something new requires the destruction of something old."
Technology
"Adventure is found not in distant lands but in distant thoughts."
Adventure
"The power of imagination lies not in what we can see, but in what we can conceive."
Imagination
"Money is the crystallization of energy; spend it as though you were spending your life."
Money