A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding.

Quote by Isaac Newton

Topics: Falsehood Quotes, Imagination Quotes, Mankind Quotes, Truth Quotes, Understanding Quotes

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of...

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of...

If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.

If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of...

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of...

I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then...

I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then...

I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then...

I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then...

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both...

We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both...

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

The system of revealed truth which this Book contains is like that of the universe,...

The system of revealed truth which this Book contains is like that of the universe,...

If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient...

If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient...

To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than...

To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than...

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that...

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that...

It is the weight, not numbers of experiments that is to be regarded.

It is the weight, not numbers of experiments that is to be regarded.

No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.

No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.

To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.

To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.

If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the...

If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the...

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the...

Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the...

The moment you say 'I know everything' is the end of your growth.

The moment you say 'I know everything' is the end of your growth.

Humility is a virtue, and it is a virtue innate in guests.

Humility is a virtue, and it is a virtue innate in guests.

Seeing through is rarely seeing into

Seeing through is rarely seeing into