- Mathematicians are like French people: whatever you tell them they translate it into their own language and turn it into something totally different.
- Mathematicians are like some Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language, and forthwith it is something entirely different.
Matemaatikot ovat kuin ranskalaiset: mitä vain heille sanookin, he kääntävät sen omalle kielelleen ja se onkin jo jotain aivan muuta.