25 Isaac Newton quotes to remember the legacy of this science genius

It is the weight, not the amount of experience, that has to be observed.

If I was going to wait for people to make my tools and everything for me, I would never have done anything.

Unity is variety, and variety in unity is the supreme law of the universe.

Be happy, make human selfishness the thirst to love your neighbor.

I consider the Scriptures of God to be the most sublime philosophy. I find more marks of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history whatsoever.

Time is an illusion produced by our states of consciousness as we walk through eternal duration.

If I got this far, it was because I leaned on the shoulders of the giants.

Philosophy is such a naughty, cheating lady that getting involved in a lawsuit means the same thing as having any kind of business with her.

There are more sure signs of authenticity in the Bible than in any profane history.

Tact is the art of proving your point without making an enemy.

The marvelous arrangement and harmony of the universe can only have originated according to the plan of a Being who knows everything and can do everything. This remains my latest and highest discovery.

I realize that a man must decide not to divulge anything new, or else become a slave to defend it.

If I made any valuable discoveries, it was more through patience than any other talent.

I keep the subject of my studies always before me, and wait until dawn begins gradually, little by little, in a clear and full light.

Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who set the planets in motion. God governs all things and knows everything that is or can be done.

Virtue without charity is just a name.

We built many walls and few bridges.

Plato is my friend; Aristotle is my friend, but my best friend is the truth.

Light from fixed stars is of the same nature as light from the sun.

True philosophy is nothing but the study of death.

One must always learn, even from an enemy.

I can calculate the movement of celestial bodies, but not the madness of people.

What I am not satisfied with, I can hardly deem fit to be communicated to others, especially in natural philosophy, where fantasizing is interminable.