Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Julio Cesar de Mello e Souza
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Brazilian writer Julio Cesar de Mello e Souza.
Last updated on November 24, 2024.
Júlio César de Mello e Souza, was a Brazilian writer and mathematics professor. He is well known in Brazil and abroad by his books on recreational mathematics, most of them published under the pen names of Malba Tahan and Breno de Alencar Bianco.
In India, I learned a proverb that says, 'Distrust the calculation seven times over, the mathematician a hundred times.'
'Without the help of mathematics,' the wise man continued, 'the art could not advance and all the sciences would perish.'
Mathematics is one of the surest ways for a man to feel the power of thought and the magic of the spirit. Mathematics is one of the eternal truths and, as such, raises the spirit to the same level on which we feel the presence of God.