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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.

Isaac Newton

I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light.
ISAAC NEWTON

Clear Constant Inquiry Light Subject
We account the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy.
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Account God Philosophy Scripture
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.
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Art Error One Liner
Hypotheses non fingo. I frame no hypotheses.
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Hypothesis
Where both are friends, it is right to prefer truth.
ISAAC NEWTON

Friendship Prefer Truth
Godliness consists in the knowledge love & worship of God, Humanity in love, righteousness & good offices towards man.
ISAAC NEWTON

Consist God Knowledge Love Man Worship
I see I have made my self a slave to philosophy.
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Myself Philosophy Slave
The proper method for inquiring after the properties of things is to deduce them from experiments.
ISAAC NEWTON

Experiment Inquiry Mathod Proper Property
Yet one thing secures us what ever betide, the scriptures assures us that the Lord will provide.
ISAAC NEWTON

Assure Lord Provide Scripture Secure
An object that is at rest will tend to stay at rest. An object that is in motion will tend to stay in motion.
ISAAC NEWTON

Motion Object Science Stay
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
ISAAC NEWTON

Further Giant Shoulder Stand
My principal method for defeating error and heresy is by establishing the truth. One purposes to fill a bushel with tares, but if I can fill it first with wheat, I may defy his attempts.
ISAAC NEWTON

Attempt Defeat Error Establishment Method Purpose Truth Wheat
Therefore, the causes assigned to natural effects of the same kind must be, so far as possible, the same.
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Cause Effect Natural Possible Science
Opposite to godliness is atheism in profession, and idolatry in practice. Atheism is so senseless and odious to mankind, that it never had many professors.
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Atheist God ManKindness Opposite Practice Profession Professor
Nature is very consonant and conformable with herself.
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Comfortable Herself Nature One Liner
The instinct of brutes and insects can be the effect of nothing else than the wisdom and skill of a powerful ever-living agent.
ISAAC NEWTON

Agent Effect Insect Instinct Live Powerful Skill Wisdom

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