Quote of Isaac Newton - To myself I am only a...

Biography - Isaac Newton:

English mathematician, astronomer and physicist.
Born: 1643 - Died: 1727
Period:
18th century
17th century
Place of birth: United Kingdom

To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.

Isaac Newton

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(French, German)

J’ai toujours été tel l'enfant jouant à la plage, alors que le grand océan inexploré de la vérité se trouvait étendu devant moi.

Isaac Newton

Für mich bin ich nur ein am Strand spielendes Kind, während weite Ozeane der Wahrheit unentdeckt vor mir liegen.

Isaac Newton

Sigmund Freud

Philosophy is written in this grand book, which stands continually open before our eyes (I say the Universe), but can not be understood without first learning to comprehend the language and know the characters as it is written. It is written in mathematical language, and its characters are triangles, circles and other geometric figures, without which it is impossible to humanly understand a word; without these one is wandering in a dark labyrinth.

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I believe the power of observation in numbers of very young children to be quite wonderful for its closeness and accuracy. Indeed, I think that most grown men who are remarkable in this respect, may with greater propriety be said not to have lost the faculty, than to have acquired it.

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Truth prevails only to the extent that we successfully assert it. The victory of reason can only be the victory of rational people.

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