William Harvey

Physician and Anatomist English 1578 – 1657

Discovered circulation of blood through heart and vessels.

380 quotes

"Life circulates; stagnation is only another word for death."
Life
"Understanding requires the courage to abandon comfort."
Courage
"Nature's language is written in structure and function."
Science
"The heart pumps truth through the veins of inquiry."
Knowledge
"In anatomy lies the poetry of creation."
Art
"To deny what you see is to betray your own eyes."
Truth
"The mechanism of life is more elegant than any myth."
Science
"Belief without evidence is hope; evidence without belief is denial."
Wisdom
"In the body's circulation, we find the model for all progress."
Change
"The future of medicine belongs to those who dare to observe."
Motivation
"Nature does not argue; it simply is."
Nature
"Understanding the parts leads to comprehending the whole."
Knowledge
"The physician's power lies in understanding, not in dogma."
Power
"In every discovery is the seed of ten new mysteries."
Science
"Truth is the only medicine that truly heals."
Truth
"The heart is the beginning of all things, and the seat of dominion over all parts of the body."
Science
"Nature itself is the best physician; trust in her healing powers."
Nature
"What the heart desires, the mind will pursue with determination."
Motivation
"In the circulation of blood, we find the circulation of life itself."
Life
"Observation without understanding is merely looking, not seeing."
Knowledge
"The body's mysteries yield only to those who ask the right questions."
Science
"Time reveals what reason cannot discover in an instant."
Time
"To move forward in understanding, one must first abandon what is comfortable."
Change
"The heart pumps not merely blood, but the essence of being."
Philosophy
"Courage in science is the willingness to prove yourself wrong."
Courage
"Nature guards her secrets from the lazy and the fearful."
Nature
"What we measure becomes what we understand."
Science
"The pursuit of truth requires patience beyond measure."
Patience
"In every beating heart lies a universe of wonder."
Imagination
"Error persisted in is the enemy of progress."
Education