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Famous Math Quotes!

"A mathematical truth is neither simple nor complicated in itself, it is." -- Emile Lemoine, French Civil Engineer (b. 11/22/1840 - d. 02/21/1912).
 
He is best know for a proof of the Lemoine point (or the symmedian point) of a triangle.
 
 
"To create a healthy philosophy you should renounce metaphysics but be a good mathematician." - Bertrand Russell (attributed to a lecture from 1935).