Quotes by Isaac Newton

“In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence.”

“To arrive at the simplest truth requires years of contemplation.”

“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.”

“My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success.”

“A Heavenly Master governs all the world as Sovereign of the universe. We are astonished at Him by reason of His perfection, we honor Him and fall down before Him because of His unlimited power. From blind physical necessity, which is always and everywhere the same, no variety adhering to time and place could evolve, and all variety of created objects which represent order and life in the universe could happen only by the willful reasoning of its original Creator, Whom I call the Lord God.”

“Truth is the offspring of silence and meditation.”

“He who thinks half-heartedly will not believe in God; but he who really thinks has to believe in God.”

“Physics, beware of metaphysics.”

“This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being.”

“Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.”

“I consider my greatest accomplishment to be lifelong celibacy.”

“The best way to understanding is a few good examples.”