Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton Quotes

Estimated IQ: 190

10 famous and inspiring quotes from Isaac Newton

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.

— Isaac Newton

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

— Isaac Newton

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

— Isaac Newton

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

— Isaac Newton

No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.

— Isaac Newton

To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.

— Isaac Newton

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

— Isaac Newton

We build too many walls and not enough bridges.

— Isaac Newton

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

— Isaac Newton

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Isaac Newton (estimated IQ 190) is one of history's most celebrated minds. These quotes reflect the depth of thought and wisdom that made Isaac Newton one of the greatest geniuses who ever lived.

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