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We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances.

Isaac Newton

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
Every particle of matter is attracted by or gravitates to every other particle of matter with a force inversely proportional to the squares of their distances.
ISAAC NEWTON

Attraction Distance Force Gravity Particle Proportional Science
God’ is a relative word and has a respect to servants, and ‘Deity’ is the dominion of God, not over his own body, as those imagine who fancy God to be the soul of the world, but over servants.
ISAAC NEWTON

Body God Imagination Relative Respect Servant World
I understood. I have understood. I do understand.
ISAAC NEWTON

Inspirational One Liner Understand
It seems probable to me that God, in the beginning, formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable particles.
ISAAC NEWTON

Beginning God Particle Science
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.
ISAAC NEWTON

Blind Color God Ideas Man Manner Understand Wise
Oh Diamond! Diamond! thou little knowest the mischief done!
ISAAC NEWTON

Diamond Done Inspirational Mischief
The great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
ISAAC NEWTON

Discover Greatness Ocean Truth
Philosophy is such an impertinently litigious lady that a man had as good be engaged in lawsuits as have to do with her.
ISAAC NEWTON

Law Man Philosophy
Therefore, the causes assigned to natural effects of the same kind must be, so far as possible, the same.
ISAAC NEWTON

Cause Effect Natural Possible Science
We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances.
ISAAC NEWTON

Admit Appearance Cause Explanation Nature Sufficient
I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.
ISAAC NEWTON

Belief Fundamental God Religious Study Writing
There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history.
ISAAC NEWTON

Authencity History Science
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
ISAAC NEWTON

Art Enemy TAction
What goes up must come down.
ISAAC NEWTON

Come Deep Life One Liner Reality Science
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.
ISAAC NEWTON

Continent Meditation Reading Struggle

We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances.

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