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Although there are at present many occupations that require a good deal of skill and training in advanced mathematics, mathematics itself is still often regarded as a curious profession demanding singular talents and a singular personality.

— Robert Langlands

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Mathematical maturity is anyhow an uncertain concept, for the mind’s natural competence seems to change with age, its purview variable.

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