In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence. Isaac Newton absenceconvinceexistence Change image and share on social
Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. Isaac Newton confusionfindmultiplicity Change image and share on social
Plato is my friend; Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth. Isaac Newton aristotlefriendgreat Change image and share on social
Infinites, when considered absolutely without any restriction or limitation, are neither equal nor unequal, nor have any certain proportion one to another, and therefore, the principle that all infinites are equal is a precarious one. Isaac Newton absolutelyconsiderequal share on social
The word 'God' usually signifies 'Lord', but every lord is not a God. It is the dominion of a spiritual being which constitutes a God: a true, supreme, or imaginary dominion makes a true, supreme, or imaginary God. Isaac Newton constitutedominiongod share on social
An object in motion tends to remain in motion along a straight line unless acted upon by an outside force. Isaac Newton actforceline Change image and share on social
Religion and philosophy are to be preserved distinct. We are not to introduce divine revelations into philosophy, nor philosophical opinions into religion. Isaac Newton distinctdivineintroduce Change image and share on social
The proper method for inquiring after the properties of things is to deduce them from experiments. Isaac Newton deduceexperimentinquire Change image and share on social
'God' is a relative word and has a respect to servants, and 'Deity' is the dominion of God, not over his own body, as those imagine who fancy God to be the soul of the world, but over servants. Isaac Newton bodydeitydominion Change image and share on social
God made and governs the world invisibly, and has commanded us to love and worship him and no other God; to honor our parents and masters, and love our neighbours as ourselves; and to be temperate, just, and peaceable, and to be merciful even to brute beasts. Isaac Newton beastbrutecommand share on social