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.
ISAAC NEWTONHypotheses non fingo. I frame no hypotheses.
More Isaac Newton Quotes
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My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success.
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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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I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.
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The way to chastity is not to struggle directly with incontinent thoughts but to avert the thoughts by some imployment, or by reading, or meditating on other things.
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As a blind man has no idea of colors, so we have no idea of the manner by which the all-wise God perceives and understands all things.
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Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.
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I do not think that this [the universe] can be explained only by natural causes, and are forced to impute to the wisdom and ingenuity of an intelligent.
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The description of right lines and circles, upon which geometry is founded, belongs to mechanics. Geometry does not teach us to draw these lines, but requires them to be drawn.
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Sir Isaac Newton was asked how he discovered the law of gravity. He replied, “By thinking about it all the time.
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We are not to consider the world as the body of God: he is an uniform being, void of organs, members, or parts; and they are his creatures, subordinate to him, and subservient to his will.
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An object in motion tends to remain in motion along a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force.
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To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one man or even for any one age.
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He who thinks half-heartedly will not believe in God; but he who really thinks has to believe in God.
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A cylinder of air reaching to the top of the atmosphere is of equal weight with a cylinder of water about 33 feet high.
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Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
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