Wisdom Quotes

"Perhaps we will always be too immature for the stars."

"We are capable of deluding ourselves."

"The most important thing is to be skeptical, but open-minded."

"Thinking is a profound human activity."

"We must learn to embrace contingency in nature and history."

"We must resist the temptation to impose narrative order on chaotic events."

"We must read nature's book with patience and precision."

"Contingency means that small events can have monumental consequences."

"Diversity in nature mirrors the diversity of valid perspectives."

"Humility is the proper response to contemplating our cosmic insignificance."

"We must approach nature with wonder and discipline combined."

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

"We must learn to live sustainably or we will not survive."

"Compassion is the highest calling of humanity."

"An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in his field."

"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future."

"You are not thinking, you are just being logical."

"Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question."

"I would rather be clear and wrong than obscure and right."

"When faced with a great truth, one's first reaction is not belief but bewilderment."

"We must not forget that the scientific method is not the only way to understand the world."

"The greatest scientific discoveries often come from asking the simplest questions."

"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned."

"I have approximate answers and possible beliefs about different things, but I'm not absolutely sure of anything."

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."

"When you get to the level of detail you realize there isn't much difference between things."

"What matters is not knowing all the answers, but being curious about the questions."

"An expert is someone who knows how much they still have to learn."

"If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it."

"A man cannot sincerely try to be good unless he ceases to measure himself by the standards of this world."