Ascertain Quotes

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The object of geometry in all its measuring and computing, is to ascertain with exactness the plan of the great Geometer, to penetrate the veil… — Benjamin Peirce
The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to… — Samuel Johnson
Agitate him and ascertain the pattern of his movement. — Sun Tzu
"Endow scientific research and we shall know the truth, when and where it is possible to ascertain it;" but the counterblast is at hand: "To… — Karl Pearson
The true foundation of theology is to ascertain the character of God. It is by the aid of Statistics that law in the social sphere… — Florence Nightingale
It is to them [fossils] alone that we owe the commencement of even a Theory of the Earth ... By them we are enabled to… — Georges Cuvier
The office of science is not to record possibilities; but to ascertain what nature does ... As far as Darwinism deals with mere arguments of… — Louis Agassiz
Believing is easier than thinking; that's why there will always be more believers than thinkers. However, the results of god-belief are often far more mental… — Mark Thomas
Such pretensions to nicety in experiments of this nature, are truly laughable! They will be telling us some day of the WEIGHT of the MOON,… — Robert Sutton Harrington
One has to ascertain the right path for his activities by following in the footsteps of great saintly persons and books of knowledge under the… — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
The drys seemingly are afraid of the truth. Why not take inventory and ascertain the true conditions. Let us not leave it to the charge… — Fiorello H. La Guardia
Clean undeniable right, clear undeniable might: either of these once ascertained puts an end to battle. All battle is a confused experiment to ascertain one… — Thomas Carlyle
The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the… — Alexander Hamilton
For science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgments of all kinds remain necessary. Religion,… — Albert Einstein
The world so clamors for action that men and women devote little time to thinking. Many believe in secondhand thinking. They find it easier to… — James F. Byrnes
It is impossible to devise a scientific experiment to describe the creation process, or even to ascertain whether such a process can take place. The… — Henry M. Morris
The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows. Ascertain this and teach him accordingly. — David Ausubel
The duty of a philosopher is clear. He must take every pain to ascertain the truth; and, having arrived at a conclusion, he should noise… — Henry Thomas Buckle
How then shall mathematical concepts be judged? They shall not be judged. Mathematics is the supreme arbiter. From its decisions there is no appeal. We… — David van Dantzig
The spectacle of a judge pouring over the picture of some nude, trying to ascertain the extent to which she arouses prurient interests, and then… — Thurman Arnold

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