"Da Vinci was as great a mechanic and……" — Jacob Bronowski

"Da Vinci was as great a mechanic and inventor as were Newton and his friends. Yet a glance at his notebooks shows us that what fascinated him about nature was its variety, its infinite adaptability, the fitness and the individuality of all its parts. By contrast what made astronomy a pleasure to Newton was its unity, its singleness, its model of a nature in which the diversified parts were mere disguises for the same blank atoms."

— Jacob Bronowski

Adaptability Quotes All Quotes Astronomy Quotes Atoms Quotes Blank Quotes Contrast Quotes Da Vinci Quotes Disguise Quotes Disguises Quotes Diversified Quotes Fascinated Quotes Fascinated Him Quotes Fitness Quotes Friends Quotes Friends Yet Quotes Glance Quotes Glances Quotes Great Quotes Him Quotes His Friends Quotes Individuality Quotes Infinite Quotes Infinite Adaptability Quotes Inventor Quotes Made Quotes Mechanic Quotes Mere Quotes Model Quotes Models Quotes Natural Quotes Nature Quotes Newton Quotes Notebook Quotes Notebooks Quotes Parts Quotes Pleasure Quotes Same Quotes Science Quotes Shows Quotes Shows Us Quotes Singleness Quotes Unity Quotes Us Quotes Variety Quotes Vinci Quotes

101 Quotes by Jacob Bronowski

Jacob Bronowski has 101 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

See all 101 quotes by Jacob Bronowski »

More Adaptability Quotes

This quote is filed under Adaptability Quotes, one of 61 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best… — Winston Churchill
There's a mindset of flexibility and adaptability that comes with us. We don't mind hardship. We don't mind somebody saying,… — James F. Amos
Adaptability cushions the impact of change or disappointment. — Marvin J. Ashton
True spirit of Judo is nothing but the gentle and diligent free spirit. Judo rests on flexible action of mind… — Kyuzo Mifune
The most amazing thing about little children ... was their fantastic adaptability. — Kristin Hunter
Gently eliminating all obstacles to his own understanding, he constantly maintains his unconditional sincerity. His humility, perseverance, and adaptability evoke… — Laozi
I am ever more intrigued by the correspondence between mathematics and physical facts. The adaptability of mathematics to the description… — Nicolaas Bloembergen
Man adapts himself to everything, to the best and the worst. — Jose Ortega y Gasset
One learns to adapt to the land in which one lives. — Louis L'Amour
To exist is to adapt, and if one could not adapt, one died and made room for those who could. — Louis L'Amour
Adaptability is being able to adjust to any situation at any given time. — John Wooden
The genius of the Constitution rests not in any static meaning it might have had in a world that is… — William J. Brennan

See all 61 Adaptability Quotes »