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G. H. Hardy Quotes about Mathematics

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The seriousness of a mathematical theorem lies, not in its practical consequences, which are usually negligible, but in the significance of the mathematical ideas which it connects.

The "seriousness" of a mathematical theorem lies, not in its practical consequences, which are usually negligible, but in the significance of the mathematical ideas which it connects.

G. H. Hardy
Lying, Ideas, Mathematics
G. H. Hardy, C. P. Snow (2012). “A Mathematician's Apology”, p.89, Cambridge University Press

Mathematics is not a contemplative but a creative subject.

G. H. Hardy
Creative, Mathematics, Contemplative
G. H. Hardy (2012). “A Mathematician's Apology”, p.143, Cambridge University Press

In [great mathematics] there is a very high degree of unexpectedness, combined with inevitability and economy.

G. H. Hardy
Degrees, Economy, Mathematics
G. H. Hardy (2012). “A Mathematician's Apology”, p.113, Cambridge University Press

The public does not need to be convinced that there is something in mathematics.

G. H. Hardy
Doe, Needs, Mathematics
G. H. Hardy, C. P. Snow (2012). “A Mathematician's Apology”, p.64, Cambridge University Press

As history proves abundantly, mathematical achievement, whatever its intrinsic worth, is the most enduring of all.

G. H. Hardy
History, Achievement, Mathematics
G. H. Hardy, C. P. Snow (2012). “A Mathematician's Apology”, p.80, Cambridge University Press

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