Man is unique not because he does science, and his is unique not because he does art, but because science and art equally are expressions of his marvelous plasticity of mind.

Quote by Jacob Bronowski

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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...

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...

By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course...

By the worldly standards of public life, all scholars in their work are of course...

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...

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...

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...

Power is the by-product of understanding.

Power is the by-product of understanding.

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.

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...

The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must...

It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquillity: they must...

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...

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...

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

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

The world is full of people who never quite get into the first team and...

The world is full of people who never quite get into the first team and...

The most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself.

The most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself.

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...

You will die but the carbon will not; its career does not end with you....

You will die but the carbon will not; its career does not end with you....

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...