A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems; a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs and the best mathematician can notice analogies between theories.

  • -- Stefan Banach 斯特凡·巴纳赫

数学家是能在定理之间找到类比的人;一个更好的数学家能看到证明之间的类比,而最好的数学家能注意到理论之间的类比。

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If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get very far in our understanding of the physical world. One might as well attempt to grasp the game of poker entirely by the use of the mathematics of probability.

如果科学推理局限于算术的逻辑过程,我们对物理世界的理解就不会走得太远。人们不妨尝试完全利用概率数学来把握扑克游戏。

But when you get a bit older, and I hate to use the word, quite a bit more established, people take more notice and conducting becomes a great deal easier. You don't have battles like you had before.

但当你长大一点,我不喜欢用“成熟”这个词,当你变得成熟一点,人们会更注意你,指挥也会变得更容易。你不会像以前那样有战斗。

It may be true, that men, who are mere mathematicians, have certain specific shortcomings, but that is not the fault of mathematics, for it is equally true of every other exclusive occupation.

诚然,仅仅是数学家的人也有某些特定的缺点,但这并不是数学的过错,因为其他任何排他性的职业也有同样的缺点。

I have very strong theories about magazine publishing. And I think that it is the most personal form of journalism. And I think that a magazine is an old friend.

我对杂志出版有很强的理论基础。我认为这是最个人化的新闻形式。我认为杂志是我的老朋友。

Do you ever wonder how many people notice you? But you don't notice them because you are too busy noticing someone else that will never notice you?

你有没有想过有多少人注意到你?但是你没有注意到他们,因为你太忙着去注意一个永远不会注意到你的人?

When an analogy is really singing, it's what you want it to be.

当一个类比真的在唱歌时,它就是你想要的。