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> [Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional properties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/life-exists-in-the-universe-only-because-the-carbon-atom-possesses/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

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## More by James Jeans

> [One must stand stiller than still. On reverse time travel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/one-must-stand-stiller-than-still-on-reverse-time-travel/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [...to many it is not knowledge but the quest for knowledge that gives greater interest to thought-to travel hopefully is better than to arrive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/to-many-it-is-not-knowledge-but-the-quest-for-knowledge-that-gives/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [Kant, discussing the various modes of perception by which the human mind apprehends nature, concluded that it is specially prone to see nature through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/kant-discussing-the-various-modes-of-perception-by-which-the-human/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [Put three grains of sand inside a vast cathedral, and the cathedral will be more closely packed with sand than space is with stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/put-three-grains-of-sand-inside-a-vast-cathedral-and-the-cathedral/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [Humanity is at the very beginning of its existence-a new-born babe, with all the unexplored potentialities of babyhood; and until the last few moments…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/humanity-is-at-the-very-beginning-of-its-existence-a-new-born-babe/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [We have already considered with disfavour the possibility of the universe having been planned by a biologist or an engineer; from the intrinsic evidence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/we-have-already-considered-with-disfavour-the-possibility-of-the/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [“If we assume that the last breath of, say, Julius Caesar has by now become thoroughly scattered through the atmosphere, then the chances are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/if-we-assume-that-the-last-breath-of-say-julius-caesar-has-by-now/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [The plain fact is that there are no conclusions. If we must state a conclusion, it would be that many of the former conclusions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/the-plain-fact-is-that-there-are-no-conclusions-if-we-must-state-a/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery, even when they have to take a detour.\[make the best of what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/the-really-happy-person-is-the-one-who-can-enjoy-the-scenery-even/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional properties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/life-exists-in-the-universe-only-because-the-carbon-atom-possesses/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [From the intrinsic evidence of his creation, the Great Architect of the Universe now begins to appear as a pure mathematician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/from-the-intrinsic-evidence-of-his-creation-the-great-architect-of/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [Sciences usually advances by a succession of small steps, through a fog in which even the most keen-sighted explorer can seldom see more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/sciences-usually-advances-by-a-succession-of-small-steps-through-a/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [...nature seems very conversant with the rules of pure mathematics, as our own mathematicians have formulated them in their studies, out of their own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/nature-seems-very-conversant-with-the-rules-of-pure-mathematics-as/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [The universe can best be pictured as consisting of pure thought, the thought of what for want of a better word we must describe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/the-universe-can-best-be-pictured-as-consisting-of-pure-thought-the/)

[James Jeans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-jeans/)

> [Science should leave off making pronouncements: the river of knowledge has too often turned back on itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-jeans/science-should-leave-off-making-pronouncements-the-river-of-knowledge/)

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