From now on whenever I read a math book, I’m going to try to figure out by myself how everything was done, before looking at the solution. Even if I don’t figure it out, I think I’ll be able to see the beauty of a proof then.

From now on whenever I read a math book, I’m going to try to figure out by myself how everything was done, before looking at the solution. Even if I don’t figure it out, I think I’ll be able to see the beauty of a proof then.

– Donald E. Knuth –

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