Girolamo Cardano Quotes
Girolamo Cardano was an Italian Renaissance polymath, physician, mathematician, astrologer, and natural philosopher whose life spanned brilliance and scandal. He produced foundational work in the algebra of cubic and quartic equations, the early theory of probability, and clinical medicine, and he wrote a remarkable autobiography, The Book of My Life, that has become one of the most read documents of Renaissance self-understanding. The quotes below are attributed to Girolamo Cardano, organized by topic.
Girolamo Cardano on Knowledge
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Attributed to Girolamo Cardano:
“Astrology is a discipline; philosophy is a way of life.”
Girolamo Cardano on Life
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Attributed to Girolamo Cardano:
“I have known but a single sorrow, and that has consumed me.”
Girolamo Cardano on Nature
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Attributed to Girolamo Cardano:
“Mathematics governs nature.”
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Attributed to Girolamo Cardano:
“There is in nature a subtlety that escapes our coarsest categories.”
Girolamo Cardano on Time
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Attributed to Girolamo Cardano:
“Time is the most precious of all things.”