Science Quotes

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"The invisible structure of things determines their visible properties."
Anaximenes
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"The foundation of all science is the observation of transformation."
Anaximenes
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"What appears solid is mostly empty space and invisible force."
Anaximenes
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"Nature operates through principles discoverable by reason."
Anaximenes
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"Science is the systematic pursuit of nature's hidden language."
Anaximenes
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"Nature's transformations follow laws as immutable as mathematics."
Anaximenes
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"All things that come to be are earth and water."
Xenophanes
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"In the beginning all things came from earth and water."
Xenophanes
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"Earth and water are the fundamental principles of all existence."
Xenophanes
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"All things that exist began as earth and water."
Xenophanes
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"All things originate from moisture and earth."
Xenophanes
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"All things that live derive ultimately from earth and water."
Xenophanes
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"The sea is the first principle and the final principle of all things."
Xenophanes
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"Science is the pursuit of knowledge about the natural world."
Aristophanes
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"Everything has a natural explanation; the supernatural is simply the natural not yet understood."
Anaxagoras
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"Understanding nature requires observation and reason, not superstition."
Anaxagoras
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"The investigation of natural phenomena is the noblest pursuit."
Anaxagoras
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"In the smallest particle lies a universe of complexity."
Anaxagoras
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"Reality is composed of infinite particles in infinite arrangements."
Anaxagoras
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"The complexity of nature is a reflection of cosmic intelligence."
Anaxagoras
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"To investigate is to participate in the work of cosmic intelligence."
Anaxagoras
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"The observer changes the thing observed through the act of observation."
Anaxagoras
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"In the dance of atoms lies the secret of all existence."
Anaxagoras
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"The universe operates according to eternal laws, not the whims of gods."
Anaximander
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"The sun, moon, and stars are not divine beings, but great wheels of fire governed by natural principles."
Anaximander
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"In studying nature, we study the mind of the universe made manifest."
Anaximander
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"The four elements arise from the boundless and are balanced by necessity."
Anaximander
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"To understand fire is to understand the mechanism of the sun itself."
Anaximander
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"The invisible forces that govern the visible world are the atoms themselves."
Leucippus
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"The arrangement of atoms determines the character of all material things."
Leucippus