Lewis Carroll Quotes About Mathematics

Quotes about: Mathematics

• Contrariwise, if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.

  Lewis Carroll

  Wisdom, Mathematical Logic, Ghouls

  Through the Looking-Glass ch. 4 (1872)

• Yet what are all such gaieties to me whose thoughts are full of indices and surds?

  Lewis Carroll

  Math, Mathematics, Gaiety

  Lewis Carroll (1960). “The Humorous Verse of Lewis Carroll”, p.223, Courier Corporation

• "Can you do Addition?" the White Queen said. "What's one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one and one?" "I don't know," said Alice. "I lost count." "She can't do Addition," the Red Queen interrupted.

  Lewis Carroll

  Queens, Math, White

  Lewis Carroll (2015). “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Tales”, p.188, Race Point Pub

• "It's very good jam," said the Queen. "Well, I don't want any to-day, at any rate." "You couldn't have it if you did want it," the Queen said. "The rule is jam tomorrow and jam yesterday but never jam to-day." "It must come sometimes to "jam to-day,""Alice objected. "No it can't," said the Queen. "It's jam every other day; to-day isn't any other day, you know." "I don't understand you," said Alice. "It's dreadfully confusing."

  Lewis Carroll

  Queens, Math, Yesterday

  Lewis Carroll “Alice Through the Looking Glass”, Lulu.com

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