Quotes About Truth

It would be better for us to have some doubts in an honest pursuit of truth, than it would be for us to be certain about something that was not true.

For us there is no ignorabimus, and in my opinion none whatever in natural science. In opposition to the foolish ignorabimus our slogan shall be: "We must know - we will know!"

There are in fact two things, science and opinion. The former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.

Science does not deal with subjective experience... Well that's too bad because that is all any of us ever have.

The foolish reject what they see, not what they think; the wise reject what they think, not what they see.

Without science, everything is a miracle.

All models are approximations. Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful. However, the approximate nature of the model must always be borne in mind.

To really know is science; to merely believe you know is ignorance.

All we know of the truth is that the absolute truth, such as it is, is beyond our reach.

Science is simply common sense at its best.

The irony is that science has served only to show how small human knowledge is.

It may seem bizarre, but in my opinion science offers a surer path to God than religion.

By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.

Not every statement by a scientist is a statement of science.

If religious beliefs and opinions are found contrary to the standards of science they are mere superstitions and imaginations.

Science fails to recognize the single most potent element of human existence...faith.

There is no conflict between science and theology, except where there is bad science or bad theology.

Great is the power of steady misrepresentation; but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure.

Science is practical philosophy.

God is most certainly not threatened by science; He made it all possible.

Dealing with a government with whom mendacity is a science is an extremely difficult matter.

I await your sentence with less fear than you pass it. The time will come when all will see what I see.

A religion contradicting science and a science contradicting religion are equally false.

A single idea, if it is right, saves us the labor of an infinity of experiences.