Truth Quotes

"The scientist only imposes two things, namely truth and sincerity, upon himself and upon his fellow scientists."

"In physics, as in life, the simplest explanation is usually the correct one."

"In the pursuit of truth, we must be willing to abandon cherished beliefs."

"In science as in life, integrity is the foundation upon which everything is built."

"The purpose of theory is not to impose order on nature, but to understand its actual patterns."

"When experiment contradicts theory, we must trust experiment and revise our thinking."

"Good scientists listen more carefully to nature than to the opinions of their peers."

"The scientist only imposes two things, namely truth and sincerity, upon himself and upon his colleagues."

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."

"The external world simply is; we do not create it."

"The primary source of the facts of experience is the world itself."

"What we call 'facts' are really only conventional agreements which we have made with each other."

"If you cannot - in the long run - tell everyone what you have been doing, your doing has been worthless."

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool."

"It is true that the truth of individual judgment and action is not always so certain as the scientific truth."

"A small error at the start of the inquiry grows into a mighty error at its end."

"Truth and clarity are complementary."

"Abandon the hope that science will ever be able to draw nearer to truth."

"Human language is inherently incapable of capturing the truth of the physical world."

"A great truth is a truth whose negation is also a great truth."

"The consistency of a theory is not enough for its truth."

"The pursuit of truth requires both passion and humility in equal measure."

"Truth in mathematics emerges from mental construction, not discovery."

"Truth requires both logic and intuition to fully grasp."

"Truth is the only acceptable standard in mathematics."

"In mathematics, we are not content to say that a statement is probably true."

"The pursuit of truth is the noblest of all endeavors."

"The principle of relativity has nothing to do with relativity of truth."

"Mathematics demands rigor above all things."

"To be a mathematician is to be a servant of truth."