By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course oddly virtuous. They do not make wild claims, they do not cheat, they do not try to persuade at any cost, they appeal neither to…

Quote by Jacob Bronowski

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The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.

The world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation.

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust...

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust...

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a...

Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a...

The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the...

The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the...

The most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself.

The most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself.

The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

Science has nothing to be ashamed of even in the ruins of Nagasaki. The shame...

Science has nothing to be ashamed of even in the ruins of Nagasaki. The shame...

Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.

Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.

Man is unique not because he does science, and his is unique not because he...

Man is unique not because he does science, and his is unique not because he...

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is...

We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is...

The world is made up of people who never quite get into the first team...

The world is made up of people who never quite get into the first team...

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust...

The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust...

Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of...

Has there ever been a society which has died of dissent? Several have died of...

Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded...

Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded...

Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he...

Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he...

The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the...

The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the...

We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by...

We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by...

That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the...

That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the...

It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they...

It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they...