My special pleasure in mathematics rested particularly on its purely speculative part. BERNARD BOLZANO MathematicsPleasureSpecial
Even in the realm of things which do not claim actuality, and do not even claim possibility, there exist beyond dispute sets which are infinite. BERNARD BOLZANO DisputesInfinitePossibility
The ingenuity displayed in Euclid’s presentation filled me with such vivid pleasure, that forthwith I felt as well as ever. BERNARD BOLZANO DoctrineEuclidPleasurePresentation
In order to ease my condition I took up Euclid’s Elements and read for the first time his doctrine of ratio, which I found treated there in a manner entirely new to me. BERNARD BOLZANO ConditionEaseElementsFirstFoundMannerOrderTimeTreated
