“They who search after the Philosopher's Stone [are] by their own rules obliged to a strict and religious life.” — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
'Tis the temper of the hot and superstitious part of mankind in matters of religion ever to be fond of mysteries, and… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
If the ancient churches, in debating and deciding the greatest mysteries of religion, knew nothing of these two texts, I understand not… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
Daniel was in the greatest credit amongst the Jews, till the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian . And to reject his… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
Religion and philosophy are to be preserved distinct. We are not to introduce divine revelations into philosophy, nor philosophical opinions into religion. — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
As a blind man has no idea of colors, so we have no idea of the manner by which the all-wise God… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
Pontus, instituted among all people, as an addition or corollary of devotion towards God, that festival days and assemblies should be celebrated… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
“This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
The other part of the true religion is our duty to man. We must love our neighbour as our selves, we must… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
The same law takes place in a system, consisting of many bodies, as in one single body, with regard to their persevering in their… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
I have been much amused at ye singular phenomena resulting from bringing of a needle into contact with a piece of amber or resin… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Do not Bodies act upon Light at a distance, and by their action bend its Rays; and is not this action (caeteris paribus) [all… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, movable particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, and… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
I am ashamed to tell you to how many figures I carried these calculations [of Pi], having no other business at the time — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
Blind metaphysical necessity, which is certainly the same always and every where, could produce no variety of things. All that diversity of natural things… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
You sometimes speak of gravity as essential and inherent to matter. Pray do not ascribe that notion to me, for the cause of gravity… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image