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45 Insightful Quotes By Sir Isaac Newton, One Of The Greatest Scientists Of All Time

Famous As: One of the Most Influential Scientists of All Time
Born On: January 4, 1643
Died On: March 31, 1727
Born In: Lincolnshire, England
Died At Age: 84
The English mathematician Isaac Newton was the most prominent figure in changing the world during the 17th century. Newton was a prolific mathematician and an exemplary scientist, whose discoveries were backed with tons of research and experimentation. He is renowned for his Law of Gravity and Laws of Motion. He was one of the most distinguished scientists and played a pivotal role in scientific revolution. All through his life, Newton said and wrote many things which have become quite popular as his quotes. His sagacity can be determined through the tenacity of his thoughts and quotes. The foundation of classical mechanics was laid by him through his book, ‘The Principia’. Besides working on mathematical sciences, he also studied biblical chronology and alchemy. Newton made the discoveries and waited for people to discover it. Let's have a look at some of the most famous quotes by Sir Issac Newton which are not only inspirational and motivating but also prophetic in nature.
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If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.

Isaac Newton
I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.

I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people.

Isaac Newton
Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.

Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.

Isaac Newton
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

Isaac Newton
Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

Isaac Newton
What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.

What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean.

Isaac Newton
Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.

Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.

Isaac Newton
Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.

Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.

Isaac Newton
And to every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction

And to every action there is always an equal and opposite or contrary, reaction

Isaac Newton
This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being.

This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being.

Isaac Newton
A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true.

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true.

Isaac Newton
No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.

No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.

Isaac Newton
What goes up must come down.

What goes up must come down.

Isaac Newton
If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent

If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been due more to patient attention, than to any other talent

Isaac Newton
You have to make the rules, not follow them

You have to make the rules, not follow them

Isaac Newton
He who thinks half-heartedly will not believe in God; but he who really thinks has to believe in God.

He who thinks half-heartedly will not believe in God; but he who really thinks has to believe in God.

Isaac Newton
Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation

Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation

Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton was asked how he discovered the law of gravity. He replied,

Sir Isaac Newton was asked how he discovered the law of gravity. He replied, "By thinking about it all the time.

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

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

Isaac Newton
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

Isaac Newton
Yet one thing secures us what ever betide, the scriptures assures us that the Lord will provide.

Yet one thing secures us what ever betide, the scriptures assures us that the Lord will provide.

Isaac Newton
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

Isaac Newton
To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one man or even for any one age

To explain all nature is too difficult a task for any one man or even for any one age

Isaac Newton
Whence arises all that order and beauty we see in the world?

Whence arises all that order and beauty we see in the world?

Isaac Newton
Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth.

Plato is my friend, Aristotle is my friend, but my greatest friend is truth.

Isaac Newton
I have studied these things - you have not.

I have studied these things - you have not.

Isaac Newton
Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who set the planets in motion.

Gravity explains the motions of the planets, but it cannot explain who set the planets in motion.

Isaac Newton
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Isaac Newton
The more time and devotion one spends in the worship of false gods, the less he is able to spend in that of the True One.

The more time and devotion one spends in the worship of false gods, the less he is able to spend in that of the True One.

Isaac Newton
They who search after the Philosopher's Stone [are] by their own rules obliged to a strict and religious life.

They who search after the Philosopher's Stone [are] by their own rules obliged to a strict and religious life.

Isaac Newton