The truth is, the Science of Nature has been already too long made only a work of the Brain and the Fancy: It is now high time that it should return to the plainness and soundness of Observations on material and obvious things.
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For the Members of the Assembly having before their eys so many fatal Instances of the errors and falshoods, in which the greatest part of mankind has so long wandred, because they rely'd upon the strength of humane Reason alone, have begun anew to correct all Hypotheses by sense, as Seamen do their…
The vast majority of my anger and frustration comes from believing that people have almost limitless untapped potential but they choose to consider themselves finished products instead of works in progress.
By the help of microscopes, there is nothing so small, as to escape our inquiry; hence there is a new visible world discovered to the understanding.
What becomes of the noblest field ever opened for the advancement of our race in religion, in government, in the arts, and in all that dignifies and adorns mankind?
I've learned that it doesn't matter how many times you failed. You only have to be right once. I tried to sell powdered milk. I was an idiot lots of times, and I learned from them all.
It's not about money or connections—it's the willingness to outwork and outlearn everyone...And if it fails, you learn from what happened and do a better job next time.
The only reason people do not know much is because they do not care to know. They are incurious. Incuriousity is the oddest and most foolish failing there is.
Be reasonable with the students and make sure they see the logic in what we're doing.
When our thousands of Chinese students abroad return home, you will see how China will transform itself.
It will take years, not just a couple of months, of education to change their thinking.
Everyone you meet knows something you don't. Learn from everyone.
Don't focus on finding the man you can love. Focus on finding the next man you can learn from.
Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything that helps full the dinner pail is valuable.
We built pyramids before Donald Trump even knew what architecture was. We taught philosophy and astrology [sic] and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos was born.
The knowledge I have now is not the knowledge I had then.
I think if you study--if you learn too much of what others have done, you may tend to take the same direction as everybody else.
Every time man makes a new experiment he always learns more. He cannot learn less.
Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them.
[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.