Science Quotes
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"The mind itself is composed of atoms, subtle and mobile in their nature."Leucippus
"All sensations are atoms touching atoms; all experience is atomic interaction."Leucippus
"In the spaces between atoms lies the explanation for all movement and change."Leucippus
"The atom is to matter what the soul is to being—the essential and eternal principle."Leucippus
"Motion proves that atoms are real; stillness would disprove their existence."Leucippus
"In science there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting."Euripides
"The impossible can be believed the day it is proved."Euripides
"Just as the soul sustains the body through breath, so too does air sustain all creation."Anaximenes
"All matter shares a common origin; we are separated only by degree, not by kind."Anaximenes
"The infinite diversity of nature emerges from infinite variations of a single substance."Anaximenes
"Even the smallest particle of matter contains the essence of the whole universe."Anaximenes
"All transformation proceeds according to natural laws, discoverable through careful study."Anaximenes
"The infinite variations of finite things demonstrate the infinite nature of their source."Anaximenes
"All things participate in the being of the infinite through their finite manifestations."Anaximenes
"The physical world is the proper domain of knowledge and wisdom."Anaximenes
"The rarefied essence of all things is both utterly simple and endlessly complex."Anaximenes
"The universe operates according to principles we have yet to discover."Xenophanes
"All things were together, infinite in number and in smallness."Anaxagoras
"The seeds of all things are contained in the air and ether."Anaxagoras
"The sun is not divine, but only a stone heated by friction."Anaxagoras
"All motion is caused by the ordering power of mind."Anaxagoras
"Nature operates according to rational principles we must discover."Anaxagoras
"Observe carefully what nature reveals to those who study it."Anaxagoras
"The stars are not gods but natural bodies governed by law."Anaxagoras
"All substances are infinitely divisible and infinitely contain all qualities."Anaxagoras
"The rational examination of nature reveals divine intelligence."Anaxagoras
"The smallest particle contains the whole universe in potential."Anaxagoras
"Nothing is created or destroyed, only rearranged into new combinations."Anaxagoras
"The study of nature is the study of mind organizing matter."Anaxagoras
"The stars are wheels of fire, and in their rotation lies the pattern of all becoming."Anaximander