Science Quotes

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"But how could there be a method for the discovery of the sciences."
Descartes, René
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"Science is not concerned with the reality of the external world, but only with sensory perceptions."
Descartes, René
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"The whole of science is concerned with the discovery of truth."
Descartes, René
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"Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"To understand the universe, one must understand mathematics."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"The purpose of science is to reveal the divine order in nature."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"The sciences are founded upon observation and experience."
Locke, John
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"Science is organized knowledge."
Avicenna
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"The art of medicine depends on three factors: the patient, the physician, and the disease."
Avicenna
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"The universe is governed by laws of reason."
Avicenna
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"The universe operates according to natural laws that reflect divine wisdom."
Maimonides
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"The universe is written in the language of mathematics and reason."
Maimonides
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"The universe is a composition of an infinite number of finite things."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"The greatest discoveries come from questioning assumptions."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Science reveals the fingerprints of the divine."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"The world is nothing but a heap of atoms or atoms and void."
Hume, David
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"Nothing can be more useful to the sciences than the history of sciences."
Hume, David
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"No truth is more certain than this, that all the sciences have a relation, greater or less, to human nature."
Hume, David
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"The infinite has no parts."
Descartes, René
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"The laws of nature are the thoughts of God."
Descartes, René
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"The universe is a grand book written in the language of mathematics."
Descartes, René
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"Slow is the advance of the mathematical sciences, because it is only by means of them that we can succeed in discovering the real nature of things."
Descartes, René
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"Science is not about memorizing facts; it is about understanding principles."
Descartes, René
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"Method is the very essence of science."
Descartes, René
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"The whole of science is only a rearrangement of everyday thinking."
Descartes, René
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"No man's knowledge here can go beyond his experience."
Locke, John
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"The science of understanding is to subdue and conquer our passions."
Locke, John
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"Science reveals the order within creation; faith reveals its purpose."
Al-Ghazali
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"Science explores how things work; spirituality explores why they matter."
Al-Ghazali
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"The universe operates according to rational principles that the mind can grasp."
Avicenna