There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young.

There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young.

Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.

Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.

It is not at all simple to understand the simple.

It is not at all simple to understand the simple.

Men have ascribed to God imperfections that they would deplore in themselves.

Men have ascribed to God imperfections that they would deplore in themselves.

Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem read more

Man is the animal that intends to shoot himself out into interplanetary space, after having given up on the problem of an efficient way to get himself five miles to work and back each day.

Against stupidity the very gods fight in vain.

Against stupidity the very gods fight in vain.

For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor read more

For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostrate...before the temples of the gods, nor in sprinkling altars with the blood of beasts...but rather in being able to look upon all things with a mind at peace.

Only great minds can afford a simple style.

Only great minds can afford a simple style.

Facts do not "speak for themselves." They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are read more

Facts do not "speak for themselves." They speak for or against competing theories. Facts divorced from theories or visions are mere isolated curiosities.