Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits as have to do with her.
ISAAC NEWTONLet me think – I wonder if an anvil will drop like an apple?
More Isaac Newton Quotes
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The Ignis Fatuus is a vapor shining without heat.
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All my discoveries have been made in answer to prayer.
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You have to make the rules, not follow them.
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A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding.
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The best way to understanding is a few good examples.
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In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God’s existence.
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I understood. I have understood. I do understand.
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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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To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one man or even for any one age.
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The proper method for inquiring after the properties of things is to deduce them from experiments.
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Truth is the offspring of silence and meditation.
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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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Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance.
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Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.
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Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
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