We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by understanding her laws. Jacob Bronowski controlendgain Change image and share on social
The wish to hurt, the momentary intoxication with pain, is the loophole through which the pervert climbs into the minds of ordinary men. Jacob Bronowski climbhurtintoxication Change image and share on social
Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he created. Jacob Bronowski animalcreateleaf Change image and share on social
The most wonderful discovery made by scientists is science itself. Jacob Bronowski discoverymakescience Change image and share on social
The values by which we are to survive are not rules for just and unjust conduct, but are those deeper illuminations in whose light justice and injustice, good and evil, means and ends are seen in fearful sharpness of outline. Jacob Bronowski conductdeepend share on social
No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power. Jacob Bronowski corruptionimmuneinfection Change image and share on social
We are all afraid for our confidence, for the future, for the world. That is the nature of the human imagination. Yet every man, every civilization, has gone forward because of its engagement with what it has set itself to do. Jacob Bronowski afraidcivilizationconfidence share on social
Power is the by-product of understanding. Jacob Bronowski powerproductunderstand Change image and share on social
Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked for no spell to cast over nature. Jacob Bronowski castfailforce Change image and share on social
To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them. Jacob Bronowski intellectualissueknow Change image and share on social
