Carl Jacobi Quotes (6 Quotes)

Mathematics is the science of what is clear by itself.

It is often more convenient to possess the ashes of great men than to possess the men themselves during their lifetime. Commenting on the return of Descartes' remains to France.

It is true that Fourier had the opinion that the principal aim of mathematics was public utility and explanation of natural phenomena but a philosopher like him should have known that the sole end of science is the honor of the human mind, and that under this title a question about numbers is worth as much as a question about the system of the world.

One should always generalize. (Man muss immer generalisieren)

The real end of science is the honor of the human mind.

God ever arithmetizes.