The beauty of mathematics is that it allows us to abstract away the complexities of the real world and focus on the underlying principles.

"The whole world is a series of miracles, but we're so used to them we call them ordinary things."

I decided, very early on, just to accept life unconditionally; I never expected it to do anything special for me, yet I seemed to accomplish far more than I had ever hoped. Most of the time it just happened to me without my ever seeking it.

No man is free who is not a master of himself.