Science Quotes
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"Careful observation is the foundation of all true science."Jan Swammerdam
"The scientist who lacks wonder has lost the heart of science."Jan Swammerdam
"The observer who has thoroughly comprehended even a single organism possesses the key to the understanding of all living things."Georges Cuvier
"The naturalist must learn to read the hieroglyphics of bones."Georges Cuvier
"To study nature is to commune with the infinite."Georges Cuvier
"The study of life is the study of change itself."Georges Cuvier
"Life's variety is nature's greatest achievement and our deepest mystery."Georges Cuvier
"The organs of an animal are letters spelling out its history."Georges Cuvier
"Every form of life is an answer to a question posed by nature."Georges Cuvier
"The microscope has opened to us a new world."Marcello Malpighi
"Observation is the foundation of all natural philosophy."Marcello Malpighi
"Dedication to science is dedication to truth itself."Marcello Malpighi
"The eye of the observer is the first instrument of science."Marcello Malpighi
"The investigator must be both skeptic and believer."Marcello Malpighi
"Observation combined with reason yields truth."Marcello Malpighi
"The microscope extends human sight into realms of wonder."Marcello Malpighi
"The investigator's reward is truth itself."Marcello Malpighi
"The truth is, the science of Nature has been already too long made only a work of the brain and the fancy: It is now high time that it should return to the plainness and soundness of Observations on material and obvious things."Robert Hooke
"The foundation of all natural philosophy must be laid on the basis of experiment."Robert Hooke
"The book of nature is written in the language of mathematics."Robert Hooke
"The strength of a theory lies in its ability to predict."Robert Hooke
"The heart of science is wonder."Robert Hooke
"The strength of science lies in its willingness to be wrong."Robert Hooke
"The Earth's diversity is God's library written in the language of creation."Carolus Linnaeus
"I have always endeavored to use my eyes as accurately as possible."Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
"Curiosity is the beginning of all science."Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
"I have peered into worlds that no man before me has seen."Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
"Precision in observation is the foundation of understanding."Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
"Every drop of water contains universes we have yet to explore."Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
"The true scientist is never satisfied with easy answers."Antonie van Leeuwenhoek