Hypatia of Alexandria

Mathematician and Philosopher Greek 350 – 415

Pioneer female mathematician and astronomer of antiquity.

378 quotes

"Humor is the spice that makes life palatable."
Humor
"Beauty is not decoration; it is a window into truth."
Beauty
"Those who control the narrative control the future."
Power
"The peace we seek externally must first be found within."
Peace
"True wealth is the abundance of understanding."
Success
"The perseverance of the mind outlasts the strength of the body."
Perseverance
"Every student is a mirror reflecting the teaching."
Education
"Hope is the conviction that love is the strongest force in the universe."
Hope
"The measure of a civilization is how it treats those who think differently."
Philosophy
"The study of mathematics is the most perfect antidote to the fog of human confusion."
Knowledge
"Reserve the right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all."
Freedom
"Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fantasies."
Education
"Be kind to all creatures, for they too are part of the divine order."
Kindness
"The universe itself is the truest revelation of the divine."
Faith
"In every problem lies the seed of its own solution."
Wisdom
"I teach students not what to think, but how to think."
Education
"Mob rule is the death of justice and the birth of tyranny."
Justice
"The measure of a civilization is how it treats those without power."
Philosophy
"Science is the torch that illuminates the darkness of ignorance."
Science
"To understand the cosmos, one must first understand oneself."
Philosophy
"The greatest obstacle to truth is the assumption that we already possess it."
Truth
"Loneliness is the poverty of the soul; solitude is its wealth."
Solitude
"Mathematics reveals the hidden harmonies of creation."
Science
"Do not accept what is told; observe what is demonstrated."
Knowledge
"The mind that questions is the mind that grows."
Education
"Love of wisdom begins with wonder at the world."
Wisdom
"Power without understanding is merely brute force."
Power
"In the silence between stars, one hears the voice of eternity."
Nature
"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all pursuits."
Knowledge
"Beauty is the language through which the universe speaks to us."
Beauty