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Guided only by their feeling for symmetry, simplicity, and generality . . . creative mathematicians now, as in the past, are inspired by the art of mathematics rather than by any prospect of ultimate usefulness.

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-- Eric Temple Bell, (Feb 7 1883-1960), Scottish-US mathematician, educator, writer; He discovered several important theorems in the field of number theory, dealing with the properties of integers.

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