In experimental philosophy, propositions gathered from phenomena by induction should be considered either exactly or very nearly true notwithstanding any contrary hypotheses,… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
The degree and duration of the torment of these degenerate and anti-Christian people, should be no other than would be approved of… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
Those qualities of bodies that cannot be intended and remitted [i.e., qualities that cannot be increased and diminished] and that belong to… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
This principle of nature being very remote from the conceptions of Philosophers, I forbore to describe it in that book, least I… — 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
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
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
The best and safest way of philosophising seems to be, first to enquire diligently into the properties of things, and to establish… — Isaac Newton Copy Share Image
Hypotheses should be subservient only in explaining the properties of things but not assumed in determining them, unless so far as they… — 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