One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike read more

One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike - and yet it is the most precious thing we have

The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease

The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease

Philosophy is true mother of the arts. (Science)
[Lat., Philosophia vero omnium mater artium.]

Philosophy is true mother of the arts. (Science)
[Lat., Philosophia vero omnium mater artium.]

Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping Doubt

Bad science and bad religion simply swap roles, the former proclaiming Truth, the latter worshiping Doubt

In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea read more

In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs

Science is organised knowledge.

Science is organised knowledge.

If I could remember the names of all these particles I'd be a
botanist.

If I could remember the names of all these particles I'd be a
botanist.

It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate.

It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate.

There are very few persons who pursue science with true dignity.
- Sir Humphrey Davy,

There are very few persons who pursue science with true dignity.
- Sir Humphrey Davy,