"Mathematics reveals its secrets only to those who approach it with pure love, for its own beauty."
— Archimedes
Mathematics Reveals Its Secrets Only To
Mathematics reveals its secrets only to those who approach it with pure love, for its own beauty.
About this quote
This sentiment is frequently attributed to Archimedes but does not appear in any of his surviving works. His authenticated writings — including On the Sphere and Cylinder, The Method, and The Sand Reckoner — are technical mathematical treatises rather than philosophical reflections. The quote may be a later invention projecting romantic ideals about mathematics onto an ancient figure; it should be treated as unverified.
Source
Attributed, reported in mathematical histories