Natural science does not simply describe and explain nature: it is part of the interplay between us and nature.
Never memorize something that you can look up.
That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
Every cause produces more than one effect.
Ask the right questions, and nature will open the doors to her secrets.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it.
What could an entirely rational being speak of with another entirely rational being?
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.