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 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding 
profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science read more 
 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding 
profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so 
called;
 Which some professing have erred concerning faith. Grace be with 
thee. Amen. 
The science of fools with long memories.
The science of fools with long memories.
The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking read more
The important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts as to discover new ways of thinking about them.
 If politics is the art of the possible, research is surely the 
art of the soluble. Both are immensely read more 
 If politics is the art of the possible, research is surely the 
art of the soluble. Both are immensely practical-minded affairs. 
When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He read more
When Kepler found his long-cherished belief did not agree with the most precise observation, he accepted the uncomfortable fact. He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions; that is the heart of science.
Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy for the worst of them read more
Science may have found a cure for most evils, but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all--the apathy of human beings.
Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.
Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.
 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, 
 Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish 
the barriers of nationality.
 [Ger., Wissenschaft read more 
 Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish 
the barriers of nationality.
 [Ger., Wissenschaft und Kunst gehoren der Welt an, und vor ihhen 
verschwinden die Schranken der Nationalitat.]