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Science Quotes by William Whewell
- The object of science is knowledge; the objects of art are works. In art, truth is the means to an end; in science, it is…
- Man is the interpreter of nature, science the right interpretation.
- In art, truth is a means to an end; in science, it is the only end.
- Astronomy is ... the only progressive Science which the ancient world produced.
- To discover the laws of operative power in material productions, whether formed by man or brought into being by Nature herself, is the work of…
- The hypotheses we accept ought to explain phenomena which we have observed. But they ought to do more than this: our hypotheses ought to foretell…
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- Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway. — Mary Kay Ash
- Science is nothing but the finding of analogy, identity, in the most remote parts. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics. — Aristotle
- The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' — Isaac Asimov
- Science and fiction both begin with similar questions: What if? Why? How does it all work? But they focus on different areas… — Margaret Atwood
- When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. — Marcus Aurelius
- Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. — Richard Bach