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There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.] - Anonymous, "The World of Mathematics" edited by J.R. Newman (p. 1452) The whole is more than the sum of its parts. - Aristotle, Metaphysica (10f-1045a) Numbers are intellectual witnesses that belong only to mankind. - Honore de Balzac A witty statesman said, you might prove anything by figures. - Thomas Carlyle, Chartism The numbers are a catalyst that can help turn raving madmen into polite humans. - Philip J. Davis, "Mathematical Maxims and Minims" edited by N. Rose
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