Science Quotes

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"The beauty of mathematics is that it reveals the underlying order of creation."
Avicenna
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"The study of science reveals the glory of the Creator."
Maimonides
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"The universe operates according to reason and order."
Maimonides
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"If we had a complete science of physics, we would discover that everything is matter in motion."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"The laws of motion are the expression of God's eternal will."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"The world operates according to mathematical principles of perfect order."
Leibniz, Gottfried
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"Power of thinking and power of the body are one and the same thing."
Spinoza, Baruch
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"The human body is the most complex thing nature has produced."
Spinoza, Baruch
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"Heat is nothing but motion."
Descartes, René
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"The universe operates according to mathematical principles."
Descartes, René
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"Method and order are essential to the discovery of truth."
Descartes, René
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"The greatest discoveries come from asking the simplest questions."
Avicenna
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"The study of science is the study of creation."
Avicenna
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"The universe is written in the language of mathematics and music."
Avicenna
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"Progress in science comes from questioning what is known."
Avicenna
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"Science is the systematic observation of nature, not the pronouncement of authority."
Locke, John
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"The only solid foundation of the sciences is a careful observation of human nature."
Hume, David
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"I never asserted so absurd an opinion as that anything might arise without a cause."
Hume, David
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"Causation is the cement of the universe."
Hume, David
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"Every event has a cause; every effect depends on causes antecedent to it."
Hume, David
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"The purpose of science is the discovery of truth."
Averroes
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"The goal of science is to understand the causes of things."
Averroes
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"The universe is knowable through reason and observation."
Averroes
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"To study the natural world is to study the mind of God."
Maimonides
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"The study of mathematics is the foundation of all other sciences."
Maimonides
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"The universe operates according to rational principles that the mind can grasp."
Maimonides
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"The final upshot of the whole analysis and synthesis should be the explanation of all phenomena."
Descartes, René
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"The science of mathematics is a gift from God."
Descartes, René
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"Method is the mother of all discovery."
Descartes, René
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"The greatest physicians are those who understand that the body and spirit are inseparable."
Avicenna