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    Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery.

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'Twas thus by the glare of false science betray'd,
That leads to bewilder, and dazzles to blind.

'Twas thus by the glare of false science betray'd,
That leads to bewilder, and dazzles to blind.

by James Beattie Found in: Science Quotes,
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Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

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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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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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The science of fools with long memories.

The science of fools with long memories.

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How index-learning turns no student pale,
Yet holds the eel of science by the tale.

How index-learning turns no student pale,
Yet holds the eel of science by the tale.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Science Quotes,
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There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.

by Isaac Asimov Found in: Science Quotes,
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All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and
childlike--and yet it is the most precious thing we have.

All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and
childlike--and yet it is the most precious thing we have.

by Sir Humphrey Davy Found in: Science Quotes,
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If a scientist were to cut his ear off, no one would take it as
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If a scientist were to cut his ear off, no one would take it as
evidence of a heightened sensibility.

by Peter B. Medawar Found in: Science Quotes,
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