Science Quotes

"Medicine is of all the arts the most noble; but, owing to the ignorance of those who practice it, and of those who, inconsiderately, commit themselves to its practitioners, it is at present far behind all other arts."

"Understanding of the elements is the foundation of the art of healing."

"One must attend in medical practice to the seasons of the year and to the age of the individual."

"The effects which follow the taking of food upon the human body are plainly observed in no other way than by considering the operations of its properties."

"Medicine is the most distinguished of all the arts, though, owing to the ignorance of those who practice it and of those who casually judge such practitioners, it is now of less dignity than it ought to be."

"Blood is the root and foundation of all things."

"We physicians have hitherto been at fault in many ways; chiefly in this, that we have based our doctrines upon hypotheses."

"The body is a machine, but not a simple machine."

"The celestial sphere reveals its secrets only to those who observe with precision and patience."

"Mathematics is the language through which nature speaks to the attentive mind."

"To doubt one's measurements is the beginning of scientific wisdom."

"The star that cannot be measured cannot be known."

"The accuracy of prediction proves the accuracy of understanding."

"The most profound discoveries arise from the most careful observations."

"A single accurate observation is worth more than a thousand beautiful theories."

"The most terrible thing about man is his capacity for reason."

"A man's pulse tells the story of his body's condition if you know how to listen."

"Dissection and anatomy are the keys to understanding disease."

"The brain, not the heart, is the seat of thought and reason."

"Cold, heat, dryness, and moisture are the fundamental qualities of all substances."

"The pulse is the window through which we observe the body's inner workings."

"The body's four humors are like the four elements; all must be present in proper proportion."

"In the balance of the humors lies the secret to human longevity."

"The senses are the physician's most valuable instruments of diagnosis."

"Observation without theory is blind; theory without observation is empty."

"Science is the father of knowledge, but opinion breeds ignorance."

"Science unveils the hidden mathematics upon which all existence rests."

"Science and wonder are not enemies; they dance together in discovery."

"The void is as real as being."

"Atoms are infinite in number and fall eternally through an infinite void."