General Law Quotes

16 quotes by 14 authors

The significance of a fact is relative to [the general body of scientific] knowledge. To say that a fact is significant in science, is to… — Bertrand Russell
Science, in its ultimate ideal, consists of a set of propositions arranged in a hierarchy, the lowest level of the hierarchy being concerned with particular… — Bertrand Russell
It is the aim of the modern school, not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent in… — Richard Reti
The same divine authority that forbids the killing of a human being establishes certain exceptions, as when God authorizes killing by a general law or… — Saint Augustine
Facts are stupid until brought into connection with some general law. — Louis Agassiz
One general law, leading to the advancement of all organic beings, namely, multiply, vary, let the strongest live and the weakest die. — Charles Darwin
For every crime that comes before him, a judge is required to complete a perfect syllogism in which the major premise must be the general… — Cesare Beccaria
I am presenting here today both revolution and anarchy, for which I am fortunately not the only one responsible. However, anarchy cannot survive and prosper… — Andre Michel Lwoff
If a man could understand all the horror of the lives of ordinary people who are turning around in a circle of insignificant interests and… — G I Gurdjieff
This formula of Love is universal; all the laws of Nature are its servitors. Thus, gravitation, chemical affinity, electrical potential, and the rest - and… — Aleister Crowley
The general law is that no mental modification ever occurs which is not accompanied or followed by a bodily change. — William James
No-one can compel me to be happy in accordance with his conception of the welfare of others, for each may seek his happiness in whatever… — Immanuel Kant
The most general law in nature is equity-the principle of balance and symmetry which guides the growth of forms along the lines of the greatest… — Herbert Read
A general â€œlaw of least effortâ€ applies to cognitive as well as physical exertion. The law asserts that if there are several ways of achieving… — Daniel Kahneman
Moses - the man of God - was a species of human chameleon - scholar, general, law-giver, leader, etc. — Charles Studd

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