Isaac Newton Quotes

Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
Born: Dec 25, 1642
Died: Mar 20, 1727
Always Any Bodies God Matter Me
Related authors: Ada Lovelace Alan Turing Alfred North Whitehead Andrew Wiles Charles Babbage Isaac Barrow James Joseph Sylvester Ronald Fisher
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. Isaac Newton
Art Enemy Tact Point Without Making
In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence. Isaac Newton
God Alone Me Other Would Proof Absence Thumb Existence Any Convince
Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. Isaac Newton
Truth Truth Is Simplicity Confusion Multiplicity Found Ever Things
Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance. Isaac Newton
Light Solar Solar System Distance Earth Sun System Atheism See Proper Look Did Heat Happen Senseless Right Amount Receive Chance
To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction. Isaac Newton
Action Every Equal Reaction Always Opposed
I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. Isaac Newton
Truth Myself Great Me Trust World Ocean Before Finding Prettier Seem Only Diverting Lay Like Know Shell Boy Smoother Been Undiscovered Than May Ordinary Whilst Then Appear Seashore Now Now And Then Playing Pebble
Plato is my friend; Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth. Isaac Newton
Truth My Friend Aristotle Greatest Friend Plato
My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success. Isaac Newton
Success Me Only Powers Ordinary Application Brings
I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself, I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself now and then in finding a smoother pebble or prettier shell than ordinary, while the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. Isaac Newton
Truth Myself Great Me World Ocean Before Finding Prettier Seem Only Diverting Lay Like Know Shell Boy Smoother Been Undiscovered Than May Ordinary While Then Appear Seashore Now Now And Then Playing Pebble
God made and governs the world invisibly, and has commanded us to love and worship him and no other God; to honor our parents and masters, and love our neighbours as ourselves; and to be temperate, just, and peaceable, and to be merciful even to brute beasts. Isaac Newton
Love God World Honor Made Parents Other Our Worship Ourselves Neighbours Temperate Beasts Brute Merciful Him Masters Governs Just To Love Us Even Peaceable
As a blind man has no idea of colors, so have we no idea of the manner by which the all-wise God perceives and understands all things. Isaac Newton
God Man All Things No Idea Colors Idea Blind Blind Man Understands Which Manner Things
Gravity may put the planets into motion, but without the divine Power, it could never put them into such a circulating motion as they have about the Sun; and therefore, for this as well as other reasons, I am compelled to ascribe the frame of this System to an intelligent Agent. Isaac Newton
Power Other Frame Sun System About Could Divine Never Put Well Without Am Motion Intelligent May Ascribe Them Agent Planets Reasons Therefore Compelled Gravity
This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being. Isaac Newton
Beautiful Most Beautiful Sun System Only Could Counsel Powerful Most Intelligent Dominion Being Proceed Planets
I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily. Isaac Newton
God Daily Bible Word Those Inspired Written Study Were Who Belief Fundamental
A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding. Isaac Newton
Man Understanding Imagination Apprehension Only He True Understand False May Them Things Imagine
An object in motion tends to remain in motion along a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force. Isaac Newton
Unless Object Remain Tends Outside Along Force Motion Line Straight Straight Line Acted
To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one man or even for any one age. 'Tis much better to do a little with certainty & leave the rest for others that come after you. Isaac Newton
Nature You Man Age Better Rest Difficult Too Others One-Man Come Leave Task Any After Tis Explain Little Much Certainty Even
The word 'God' usually signifies 'Lord', but every lord is not a God. It is the dominion of a spiritual being which constitutes a God: a true, supreme, or imaginary dominion makes a true, supreme, or imaginary God. Isaac Newton
God Spiritual Word Every True Supreme Makes Lord Dominion Being Which Imaginary
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers. Isaac Newton
Art Errors
There are more sure marks of authenticity in the Bible that in any profane history. Isaac Newton
History Bible Marks More Sure Authenticity Any Profane
Fidelity and allegiance sworn to the King is only such a fidelity and obedience as is due to him by the law of the land; for were that faith and allegiance more than what the law requires, we would swear ourselves slaves and the King absolute; whereas, by the law, we are free men, notwithstanding those oaths. Isaac Newton
Faith Obedience Law King Men Free Those Ourselves Oaths Would Allegiance More Only Absolute Free Men Him Due Were Than Whereas Fidelity Swear Land Requires Notwithstanding Sworn Slaves
It is the weight, not numbers of experiments that is to be regarded. Isaac Newton
Weight Regarded Experiments Numbers
The description of right lines and circles, upon which geometry is founded, belongs to mechanics. Geometry does not teach us to draw these lines, but requires them to be drawn. Isaac Newton
Circles Draw Drawn Does Geometry Lines Which Them Us Requires Teach Mechanics Description Founded Right Belongs
If a projectile were deprived of the force of gravity, it would not be deflected toward the earth but would go off in a straight line into the heavens and do so with uniform motion, provided that the resistance of the air were removed. Isaac Newton
Air Earth Would Toward Force Motion Go Line Were Provided Off Heavens Straight Straight Line Uniform Deprived Gravity Resistance
Gravity must be caused by an Agent acting constantly according to certain laws, but whether this Agent be material or immaterial I have left to the consideration of my readers. Isaac Newton
Consideration Immaterial Must Constantly Laws Readers Material Caused Left According Whether Agent Certain Acting Gravity
God is the same God, always and everywhere. He is omnipresent not virtually only, but also substantially, for virtue cannot subsist without substance. Isaac Newton
God Omnipresent Virtually Virtue Everywhere Only He Also Without Always Same Subsist Substance Substantially Cannot
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