“Patiently following after nature ultimately enables us, in Descartes’ words, to “make ourselves, as it were, the lords and masters of nature”… — Lee Braver Copy Share Image
Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked… — Jacob Bronowski Copy Share Image
We were masters of nature, masters of the world. We had forgotten everything--death, fatigue, our natural needs. Stronger than cold or hunger,… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
And thereby make ourselves, as it were, the lords and masters of nature. — Rene Descartes Copy Share Image
“The more man understands and masters nature the less he needs to use religion as a scientific explanation and as a magical… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
