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

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...

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,...

To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of...

To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans 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...

Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.

Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.

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...

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...

I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.

I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.

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...

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...

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...

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.

No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.

No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.

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

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

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 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...

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.

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...

The best inheritance a parent can give to his children is a few minutes of...

The best inheritance a parent can give to his children is a few minutes of...

Children can tell spectacular lies and make one smile with their unabashed honesty and then...

Children can tell spectacular lies and make one smile with their unabashed honesty and then...

How you play the game is for college ball. When you're playing for money, winning...

How you play the game is for college ball. When you're playing for money, winning...