On Some Quotes from G.H. Hardy

These quotes prompt two thoughts. We nowadays might interpret ambition as “ambition to be the best at something”. But this is like volunteering for a massively-negative-sum game – most such attempts are doomed to fail. Hardy is more nuanced, interpreting ambition as desire to create “something of p…

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