G. H. Hardy Quotes
A man who sets out to justify his existence and his activities has to distinguish two different questions. The first is whether the work which he does is worth doing; and the second is why he does it (whatever its value may be).
Citations
Hardy, G. H. A Mathematician's Apology. Cambridge University Press, 1967, p. 65.
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Godfrey Harold Hardy FRS was an English mathematician, known for his achievements in number theory and mathematical analysis. In biology, he is known for the Hardy–Weinberg principle, a basic principle of population genetics.