Science Quotes
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"Psychology is a science, and teaching is an art; and sciences never generate arts directly out of themselves."James, William
"Just as in science the more one tries to know everything the less one knows, so in life the more one tries to enjoy everything the less one enjoys anything."Kierkegaard, Søren
"The greatest discovery of the nineteenth century will not be in the realm of machinery, but in the mastery of the human mind."Bentham, Jeremy
"All phenomena worthy of study must be studied in their development"Marx, Karl
"Empiricism is limited because it stops at the appearance of things"Marx, Karl
"Theology and metaphysics represent the infancy of human knowledge; only science brings maturity."Comte, Auguste
"In the positive stage of knowledge, we explain phenomena by their natural laws, not supernatural causes."Comte, Auguste
"In maturity, humanity recognizes that science, not faith, illuminates reality."Comte, Auguste
"The positive spirit asks not 'why do things happen,' but 'how do they happen according to law.'"Comte, Auguste
"Nature reveals her secrets only to those who approach her with systematic investigation."Comte, Auguste
"The path of true progress lies through science."Mill, John Stuart
"The evidence of facts is the only basis of true knowledge."Mill, John Stuart
"Science is the systematic pursuit of truth through observation and reason."Feuerbach, Ludwig
"Science without philosophy is mere technique; philosophy without science is mere speculation."Feuerbach, Ludwig
"Logic is the science of pure thought."Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
"Modern science is the best cure for superstition."Nietzsche, Friedrich
"Even if my experiments fail, they are not failures; they are the soil of future experiments."Kierkegaard, Søren
"All the arts and sciences have utility as their foundation."Bentham, Jeremy
"Science and reason are the only reliable guides to human happiness."Bentham, Jeremy
"Science is a tool that can serve either liberation or domination."Marx, Karl
"Science is organized knowledge."Kant, Immanuel
"The secret is the name of the game in all mechanical science"Berkeley, George
"Science is the systematic study of what appears to be"Berkeley, George
"The scientific method is humanity's greatest tool for understanding reality."Mill, John Stuart
"Science is not in conflict with imagination but its greatest ally."Mill, John Stuart
"In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind."Kant, Immanuel
"All science would be superfluous if the outward appearance of things directly coincided with their essence."Marx, Karl
"The mechanical philosophy fails because it cannot account for the nature of mind itself."Berkeley, George
"What appears to be causation is merely the regular succession of perceived events."Berkeley, George
"The natural world is a text written in the language of mathematical relationships."Berkeley, George