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    Science may eventually explain the world of How. The ultimate world of Why may remain for contemplation, philosophy, religion.

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Science does not know its debt to imagination.

Science does not know its debt to imagination.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Science Quotes,
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What we might call, by way of Eminence, the Dismal Science.

What we might call, by way of Eminence, the Dismal Science.

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Science Quotes,
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The pursuit of the good and evil are now linked in astronomy as
in almost all science. . . read more

The pursuit of the good and evil are now linked in astronomy as
in almost all science. . . . The fate of human civilization will
depend on whether the rockets of the future carry the
astronomer's telescope or a hydrogen bomb.

by Bernard Lovell Found in: Science Quotes,
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The aim of science is not to open the door to infinite wisdom,
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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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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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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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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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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

by William Osler 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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