Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different.

Time is my estate: to Time I'm heir.

When you are in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like.

Nothing tells more about the character of a man than the things he makes fun of.

I have always paid attention to the merits of my enemies, and found it an advantage.

Human life runs its course in the metamorphosis between receiving and giving.

Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different.