Giovan Battista della Porta

Polymath Scientist Dramatist Italian 1535 – 1615

Pioneered experimental science and wrote influential works on natural magic.

389 quotes

"Success belongs to those who understand the principles governing their field."
Success
"Nature's abundance teaches the possibility of infinite growth."
Inspiration
"The strength to overcome obstacles comes from understanding them first."
Strength
"Peace among peoples begins with peace within understanding."
Peace
"The creative act is discovery dressed in new garments."
Creativity
"Justice in nature requires only that we understand and obey her laws."
Justice
"The freedom to think requires the courage to question authority."
Freedom
"Hope rests on the foundation that all things can be known."
Hope
"Perseverance transforms the difficult into the inevitable."
Perseverance
"Kindness is the natural result of understanding another's perspective."
Kindness
"Fear dissolves before the light of genuine comprehension."
Fear
"Power gained through manipulation fades; power through knowledge endures."
Power
"The adventure of learning never truly concludes."
Adventure
"Imagination without knowledge is mere fantasy; knowledge without imagination is sterile."
Imagination
"Time invested in understanding returns infinite dividends."
Time
"The melody of life becomes clear only to the patient listener."
Music
"Health and longevity follow those who live in accordance with natural principles."
Health
"Death's mystery shrinks with each new understanding of life."
Death
"Leadership without deep learning is merely the blind leading the blind."
Leadership
"Work becomes joy when understood as the application of mastered knowledge."
Work
"Dreams realized are those built upon the foundation of learning."
Dreams
"The humor in life emerges when we see the paradoxes clearly."
Humor
"The natural world is a book written in the language of mathematics and observation."
Science
"Man's greatest power lies in his ability to see what others cannot perceive."
Power
"In the study of nature, patience is the greatest teacher."
Patience
"Those who refuse to learn from the past are doomed to repeat its failures."
History
"The mind that questions is the mind that grows."
Education
"Beauty is found not in perfection, but in the intricate details of creation."
Beauty
"Magic is merely science not yet understood."
Science
"A man's worth is measured by his curiosity, not his certainty."
Wisdom