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Pythagoras says that number is the origin of all things, and…
Quote byPaul Carus · 1852–1919
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Reflections on Magic Squares" in The Monist, Vol. 16 (1906), p. 139.
English (original)
Pythagoras says that number is the origin of all things, and certainly the law of number is the key that unlocks the secrets of the universe. But the law of number possesses an immanent order, which is at first sight mystifying, but on a more intimate acquaintance we easily understand it to be intrinsically necessary; and this law of number explains the wondrous consistency of the laws of nature.
— Paul Carus
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