“God exists since mathematics is consistent, and the Devil exists since we cannot prove it.”
André Weil (1906–1998) French mathematician
As quoted in Mathematical Circles Adieu (Boston 1977) by H Eves
“As long as we have God and the devil in the scriptures, competitions will never cease to exist.”
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