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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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I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a read more

I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale.

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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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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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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,

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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It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on
the human mind it has overcome man's read more

It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on
the human mind it has overcome man's insecurity before himself
and before nature.

by Sir Humphrey Davy Found in: Science Quotes,
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Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

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Respectable Professors of the Dismal Science.

Respectable Professors of the Dismal Science.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Science Quotes,
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To begin with, we put the proposition: pure phenomenology is the science of pure consciousness.

To begin with, we put the proposition: pure phenomenology is the science of pure consciousness.

by Edmund Husserl Found in: Science Quotes,
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