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Discovery Quotes by Henry David Thoreau
- The process of discovery is very simple. An unwearied and systematic application of known laws to nature, causes the unknown to reveal themselves. Almost any…
- It is childish to rest in the discovery of mere coincidences, or of partial and extraneous laws.
- He is not a true man of science who does not bring some sympathy to his studies, and expect to learn something by behavior as…
- A book should contain pure discoveries, glimpses of terra firma, though by shipwrecked mariners, and not the art of navigation by those who have never…
- The discoveries which we make abroad are special and particular; those which we make at home are general and significant. The further off, the nearer…
- My desire for knowledge is intermittent; but my desire to bathe my head in atmospheres unknown to my feet is perennial and constant. The highest…
- When it's time to die, let us not discover that we have never lived.
- We should come home from adventures, and perils, and discoveries every day with new experience and character.
- The process of discovery is very simple. An unwearied and systematic application of known laws to nature causes the unknown to reveal themselves.
More Discovery Quotes
- Where all are guilty, no one is; confessions of collective guilt are the best possible safeguard against the discovery of culprits, and… — Hannah Arendt
- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' — Isaac Asimov
- The most extraordinary thing about trying to piece together the missing links in the evolutionary story is that when you do find… — David Attenborough
- It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. — Diane Ackerman
- They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. — Francis Bacon
- There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here,… — Douglas Adams
- Countries around the world are celebrating new oil and natural gas discoveries that hold the promise of greater prosperity for their citizens. — Bob Beauprez
- The new discovery of a 3.3 billion barrel oil deposit off Norway's coast cements that nation's claim to being Europe's second largest… — Bob Beauprez
- For the artist, drawing is discovery. And that is not just a slick phrase; it is quite literally true. — John Berger
- Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. I may be given credit for having blazed the trail, but… — Alexander Graham Bell
- With time, many of the facts I learned were forgotten but I never lost the excitement of discovery. — Paul Berg
- A drawing is an autobiographical record of one's discovery of an event - either seen, remembered or imagined. A 'finished' work is… — John Berger