"In re mathematica ars proponendi quaestionem pluris facienda est quam solvendi."
— Georg Cantor

January 1, 1970

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In mathematics the art of asking questions is more valuable than solving problems. — Doctoral thesis (De aequationibus secundi gradus indeterminatis, 1867); variant translation: In mathematics the art of proposing a question must be held of higher value than solving it.