Archimedes Portrait

"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.

— Archimedes

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