Quotes by : George Pólya

Even fairly good students, when they have obtained the solution of the problem and written down neatly....

Mathematics is the cheapest science. Unlike physics or chemistry, it does not require any expensive equipment.....

There was a seminar for advanced students in Zürich that I was teaching and von Neumann was in the class.....

One of the first and foremost duties of the teacher is not to give his students the impression that mathematical....

The first rule of discovery is to have brains and good luck. The second rule of discovery is to sit tight....

Quite often, when an idea that could be helpful presents itself, we do not appreciate it, for it is so....

I started studying law, but this I could stand just for one semester. I couldn't stand more. Then I studied....

The elegance of a mathematical theorem is directly proportional to the number of independent ideas one....

The first rule of style is to have something to say. The second rule of style is to control yourself....

A great discovery solves a great problem, but there is a grain of discovery in the solution of any problem.....