The history of science, in a sense, is a history of illusions and failures, where great fools worked clumsily and inefficiently.
Those with genius must be allowed to remain independent. Humanity must deeply grasp this truth: we must let those with genius become torches, rather than allowing them to abandon their true mission.
Mathematics is the most powerful tool of knowledge left behind by human intellectual activity and is the root of many phenomena. Mathematics is unchanging, objectively existing; God must have built the universe according to mathematical laws...
I must seize fate by the throat. It thinks it can make me submit, but that is absolutely impossible. Life is so beautiful; I would live it a thousand times over!
There is no Nobel Prize for mathematics, which is perhaps a good thing. The Nobel Prize attracts too much attention, making it difficult for mathematicians to focus on their research.
A tree that fills a hug grows from a tiny bud; a platform a hundred zhang high rises from piled-up earth; a journey of a thousand li begins with a single step...
I have never seen a person who is early-rising, diligent, cautious, and honest complain about bad luck; good character and excellent habits.
You must learn from previous generations, master the finest achievements humanity has already attained, and then innovate from there. — Kalinin
Psychologists also agree that there is only one method of teaching: maintaining the student's high interest and strong, sustained attention. Therefore, education requires only one thing: achieving self-learning through the child's inner strength.
The greatest joy in life does not lie in what one possesses, but in the process of pursuing something.
The reason others consider a child unintelligent is that the child themselves believes they are foolish. — Lewis
A teacher's labor and creativity are like a great river, which must be nourished by many small streams. Teachers must read constantly; the more knowledge they accumulate in daily life, the easier their classes will be. — Sukhomlinsky
