In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God’s existence.
ISAAC NEWTONMy powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success.
More Isaac Newton Quotes
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The more time and devotion one spends in the worship of false gods, the less he is able to spend in that of the true One.
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Nothing can be divided into more parts than it can possibly be constituted of. But matter (i.e. finite) cannot be constituted of infinite parts.
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To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.
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If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent.
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Godliness consists in the knowledge love & worship of God, Humanity in love, righteousness & good offices towards man.
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Genius is patience.
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Religion and philosophy are to be preserved distinct. We are not to introduce divine revelations into philosophy, nor philosophical opinions into religion.
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No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.
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Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits as have to do with her.
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Pictures, propagated by motion along the fibers of the optic nerves in the brain, are the cause of vision.
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The instinct of brutes and insects can be the effect of nothing else than the wisdom and skill of a powerful ever-living agent.
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Where both are friends, it is right to prefer truth.
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Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
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Nature is very consonant and conformable with herself.
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It is the weight, not numbers of experiments that is to be regarded.
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