To a mind of sufficient intellectual power, the whole of mathematics would appear trivial, as trivial as the statement that a four-footed animal is an animal.

The power of thought, the vast regions it can master.

The best practical advice I can give to the present generation is to practice the virtue which the Christians call love.

The . . . increase in the power of officials is a constant source of irritation to everybody else.

The Axiom of Choice is necessary to select a set from an infinite number of socks, but not an infinite number of shoes.

When the journey from means to end is not too long, the means themselves are enjoyed if the end is ardently desired.

Some people would rather die than think.