Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but truth is more my friend.
Laws of motion and gravity
A common variant of a Latin saying, attributed to Newton in various contexts.
Undetermined, likely before 1700
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"The whole difficulty of philosophy seems to consist in this—from the phenomena of motions to investigate the forces of nature, and then from these forces to demonstrate the other phenomena."
Strange & Unusual"I shall not mingle conjectures with certainties."
Strange & Unusual"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."
Humorous"My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success."
Humorous"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, than to explain …"
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