Best John B. S. Haldane Quotes
- And if we must educate our poets and artists in science, we must educate our masters, labour and capital, in art. Art
- I suppose the process of acceptance will pass through the usual four stages: (i) this is worthless nonsense; (ii) this is an interesting, but perverse,… Acceptance
- While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its martyrs, I cannot avoid the suspicion that with a little… Able
- Man armed with science is like a baby with a box of matches. Armed
- A discussion between Haldane and a friend began to take a predictable turn. The friend said with a sigh, 'It's no use going on. I… Always Right
- The Creator, if He exists, has a special preference for beetles. Beetles
- You can analyze a glass of water and you're left with a lot of chemical components, but nothing you can drink. Analyze
- A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult. Adult
- The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact… Art
- There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god. Been
- Would I lay down my life to save my brother? No, but I would to save two brothers or eight cousins. Brother
- Now, my own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose. I have read and… Account
- It seems to me immensely unlikely that mind is a mere by-product of matter. For if my mental processes are determined wholly by the motions… Atoms
- The world shall perish not for lack of wonders, but for lack of wonder Inspirational
- We do not know, in most cases, how far social failure and success are due to heredity, and how far to environment. But environment is… Cases
- I have no doubt that in reality the future will be vastly more surprising than anything I can imagine. Now my own suspicion is that… Doubt
- Einstein - the greatest Jew since Jesus. I have no doubt that Einstein's name will still be remembered and revered when Lloyd George, Foch and… Awaits
- Shelley and Keats were the last English poets who were at all up to date in their chemical knowledge. All
- I have never yet met a healthy person who worried very much about his health, or a really good person who worried much about his… Good
- My practise as a scientist is atheistic. That is to say, when I set up an experiment I assume that no god, angel, or devil… Achieved
- An attempt to study the evolution of living organisms without reference to cytology would be as futile as an account of stellar evolution which ignored… Account
- I am quite sure that our views on evolution would be very different had biologists studied genetics and natural selection before and not after most… Biologist
- It is my supposition that the Universe in not only queerer than we imagine, is queerer than we can imagine. Imagine
- If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation it would appear that God has a special… Appear
- I wish I had the voice of Homer to sing of rectal carcinoma. Carcinoma