There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true.
NIELS BOHRThere are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true.
NIELS BOHRA deep truth is a truth so deep that not only is it true but it’s exact opposite is also true.
NIELS BOHRThe great extension of our experience in recent years has brought light to the insufficiency of our simple mechanical conceptions and, as a consequence, has shaken the foundation on which the customary interpretation of observation was based.
NIELS BOHRWhen searching for harmony in life one must never forget that in the drama of existence we are ourselves both actors and spectators.
NIELS BOHRThe present state of atomic theory is characterized by the fact that we not only believe the existence of atoms to be proved beyond a doubt, but also we even believe that we have an intimate knowledge of the constituents of the individual atoms.
NIELS BOHRThe meaning of life consists in the fact that it makes no sense to say that life has no meaning.
NIELS BOHRThere are two sorts of truth: trivialities, where opposites are clearly absurd, and profound truths, recognised by the fact that the opposite is also a profound truth.
NIELS BOHRAccuracy and clarity of statement are mutually exclusive.
NIELS BOHRA person who wasn’t outraged on first hearing about quantum theory didn’t understand what had been said.
NIELS BOHRIf you think you understand it, that only shows that you don’t know the first thing about it.
NIELS BOHRIt is the hallmark of any deep truth that its negation is also a deep truth.
NIELS BOHRIn the great drama of existence we are audience and actors at the same time.
NIELS BOHRSome subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.
NIELS BOHRSome things are so serious, they can only be joked about.
NIELS BOHRAn independant reality in the ordinary physical sense can neither be ascribed to the phenomenon nor to the agencies of observation.
NIELS BOHRIt is not enough to be wrong, one must also be polite.
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