To the natural philosopher, to whom the whole extent of nature
belongs, all the individual branches of science constitute read more

To the natural philosopher, to whom the whole extent of nature
belongs, all the individual branches of science constitute the
links of an endless chain, from which not one can be detached
without destroying the harmony of the whole.

For science is . . . like virtue, its own exceeding great reward.

For science is . . . like virtue, its own exceeding great reward.

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.

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?

Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions

Science progresses best when observations force us to alter our preconceptions

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.

My feeling is religious insofar as I am imbued with the consciousness of the insufficiency of the human mind to read more

My feeling is religious insofar as I am imbued with the consciousness of the insufficiency of the human mind to understand more deeply the harmony of the Universe which we try to formulate as "laws of nature

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.

Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.

Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.