"If only I had the theorems! Then I should find the proofs easily enough."
This quote is generally attributed to Bernhard Riemann. In particular,
on page 9 in Proofs and refutations by Imre Lakatos, where it is referred
to page 487 in Die mathematische Methode. Logisch erkenntnistheoretische Untersuchungen im Gebiete der Mathematik, Mechanik und Physik. Berlin: Springer, 1924, by Otto H\"older.
I read German but I do not have access to the book by H\"older.
Does anyone know the original quote in German? The context? Where does it come from? What is in the book by H\"older?
Best Answer
as quid said. .