“Equal weights at equal distances are in equilibrium and equal weights at unequal distances are not in equilibrium but incline towards the weight which is at the greater distance.”

“Two magnitudes whether commensurable or incommensurable, balance at distances reciprocally proportional to the magnitudes.”

“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.”

“Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world.”

“Mathematics reveals its secrets only to those who approach it with pure love, for its own beauty.”

“Man has always learned from the past. After all, you can't learn history in reverse!”

“Rise above oneself and grasp the world.”