Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked for no spell to cast over nature.

Quote by Jacob Bronowski

Topics: Force Quotes, Nature Quotes

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...

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...

Power is the by-product of understanding.

Power is the by-product of understanding.

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 hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

Einstein was a man who could ask immensely simple questions. And what his work showed...

Einstein was a man who could ask immensely simple questions. And what his work showed...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.

No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.

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 most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself.

The most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself.

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...

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.

Universities are full of Knowledge; the freshmen bring a little in, the seniors take none...

Universities are full of Knowledge; the freshmen bring a little in, the seniors take none...

Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and...

Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and...

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

A man's errors are his portals of discovery.