If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and start with mathematics

Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.

Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country.

Mathematics is as old as Man.

It’s fine to work on any problem, so long as it generates interesting mathematics along the way – even if you don’t solve it at the end of the day.

Mathematics is the queen of science, and arithmetic the queen of mathematics