Robert Boyle

"To question authority with evidence is an act of virtue, not rebellion."

"The natural world is a mirror in which we see ourselves reflected."

"Method without passion is sterile; passion without method is blind."

"The advancement of knowledge benefits all mankind, not the few."

"In nature's laws lies the foundation of all ethics and virtue."

"The detailed study of small things reveals the structure of great things."

"Doubt is healthy; dogmatism is the enemy of progress."

"The natural world is infinitely complex and infinitely rewarding to study."

"To ignore evidence is to mock reason itself."

"The pursuit of understanding transforms us even as we transform our world."

"Nature's subtlety can be grasped only by those who pay careful attention."

"In every natural phenomenon lies a lesson in cause and effect."

"The unity of all knowledge reflects the unity of natural law."

"Curiosity constrained by method yields the greatest discoveries."

"The natural world demands our respect through its indifference to our beliefs."

"To advance knowledge is to advance the welfare of all humanity."

"The mechanical philosophy reveals order where others see only chaos."

"What we observe teaches us what we should believe."

"The study of nature is the surest path to both truth and virtue."

"In experimentation, precision is not pedantry but reverence for truth."

"The natural world is a vast library; we are only beginning to read."

"The study of nature is the most profitable employment of our time."

"I have always thought that one man's meat is another man's poison."

"The foundation of all knowledge must be experience."

"We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several."

"The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value."

"A single experiment may not be sufficient to establish a rule, but it may be sufficient to destroy one."

"The true use of knowledge is to make good judgments."

"Nature is not mute; we must learn her language."

"To be ignorant of what happened before you were born is to be a child forever."