The art of doing mathematics consists in finding that special case which contains all the germs of generality.
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How thoroughly it is ingrained in mathematical science that every real advance goes hand in hand with the invention of sharper tools and simpler methods which, at the same time, assist in understanding earlier theories and in casting aside some more complicated developments.
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Wir mssen wissen, wir werden wissen We must know, we will know.
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