Science Quotes

"Everything in nature is an experiment; the more experiments you make, the better."

"The beauty of a theory is that it has no need of the crutch of facts."

"The development of reason must be strictly experimental in character."

"Mathematics is the science of drawing conclusions from hypothetical conditions."

"The only really and truly respectful attitude toward mate nature is that of the man of science."

"True science is distinctively the study of useless things."

"Observation must be assisted by theory."

"The greatest advances come from the margins of science."

"The human sciences require a different methodology than the natural sciences because they deal with meaning and interpretation."

"The sciences of the spirit must be hermeneutical sciences—sciences of interpretation."

"The humanities are the genuine sciences of the human spirit."

"The inner life of individuals is the proper subject matter of the human sciences."

"A scientific statement that cannot be proven false is not scientific."

"In mathematics we are not discovering pre-existing truths."

"Science is not merely a collection of laws, a catalogue of unrelated facts. It is a creation of the human mind, with its freely invented ideas and concepts."

"Every science must have its foundation in observation and experiment."

"The future of humanity lies in the advancement of knowledge."

"The study of society requires the same rigor as the study of nature."

"The purpose of science is to improve human welfare."

"Every problem can be solved through proper application of knowledge."

"Science is organized knowledge."

"Every effect must have a cause."

"The universe operates according to discoverable laws."

"The reduction to essence allows us to transcend the merely factual and grasp the universal."

"Phenomenology is the science of consciousness returning to itself."

"Through rigorous description, we arrive at insights inaccessible to empirical observation alone."

"The natural sciences presuppose the lifeworld without recognizing their dependence on it."

"The scientific spirit requires that every hypothesis should be tested."

"Do not block the way of inquiry."

"The purpose of science is not mere accumulation of facts."