Science Quotes

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