Being true Quote by Michel de Montaigne

Whenever a new discovery is reported to the world, they say first, It is probably not true, Then after, when the truth of the…

— Michel de Montaigne

Occurrences which according to received theories ought not to happen, are the facts which serve as clues to new discoveries

— John Herschel

“The popular view that scientists proceed inexorably from well-established fact to well-established fact, never being influenced by any unproved conjecture, is quite mistaken. Provided…

— Andrew Hodges

There is no a prior reason for supposing that the truth, when it is discovered, will necessarily prove interesting.

— Isaiah Berlin

“It is remarkable how often the first interpretations of new evidence have confirmed the preconceptions of its discoverers.”

— John Reader

The search for something can prove as interesting as finding it.

— Paulo Coelho

When a thing is new, people say: ‘It is not true.’ Later, when its truth becomes obvious, they say: ‘It is not important.’ Finally,…

— William James

The birth of a new fact is always a wonderful thing to experience. It's dualistically called a "discovery" because of the presumption that it…

— Robert M. Pirsig

Truth is not something outside to be discovered, it is something inside to be realized.

— Anonymous

That's how the scientists discover new science. They start out with a hypothesis--an idea--and then others believe enough in the idea that they make…

— Esther Hicks

There's two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then…

— Enrico Fermi

It often seems to me that's all detective work is, wiping out your false starts and beginning again." Yes, it is very true, that.…

— Agatha Christie