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    Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house

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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.]

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There is only one nature--the division into science and
engineering is a human imposition, not a natural one. Indeed, read more

There is only one nature--the division into science and
engineering is a human imposition, not a natural one. Indeed,
the division is a human failure; it reflects our limited capacity
to comprehend the whole.

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The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom,
but to set a limit to read more

The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom,
but to set a limit to infinite error.

by Bertolt Brecht Found in: Science Quotes,
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Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother.

by Oprah Winfrey Found in: Science Quotes,
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Scientists were rated as great heretics by the church, but they
were truly religious men because of their faith read more

Scientists were rated as great heretics by the church, but they
were truly religious men because of their faith in the
orderliness of the universe.

by Sir Humphrey Davy Found in: Science Quotes,
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I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.

I like to browse in occult bookshops if for no other reason than to refresh my commitment to science.

by Heinz R. Pagels Found in: Science Quotes,
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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.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Science Quotes,
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It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as read more

It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Science Quotes,
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O star-eyed Science, hast thou wander'd there,
To waft us home the message of despair?

O star-eyed Science, hast thou wander'd there,
To waft us home the message of despair?

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Science Quotes,
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