A superstition is a premature explanation that overstays its time. George Iles More Quotes by George Iles More Quotes From George Iles Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom. George Iles wisdom doubt science Let truth be a banner big enough to hide the man who holds it up. George Iles truth enough men Nature is full of by-ends. A moth feeds on a petal, in a moment the pollen caught on its breast will be wedding this blossom to another in the next county. George Iles next nature science They will listen with both ears to what is said by the men just a step or two ahead of them, who stand nearest to them, and within arm's reach. A guide ceases to be of any use when he strides so far ahead as to be hidden by the curvature of the earth. George Iles teacher men two Form may be of more account than substance. A lens of ice will focus a solar beam to a blaze. George Iles ice focus science We despair of changing the habits of men, still we would alter institutions, the habits of millions of men. George Iles despair habit men No gun is perfectly true. So the marksman, that he may hit the bull's-eye, points elsewhere. George Iles gun eye science Ten builders rear an arch, each in turn lifting it higher; but it is the tenth man, who drops in the keystone, who hears our huzzas. George Iles research men science A calculating engine is one of the most intricate forms of mechanism, a telegraph key one of the simplest. But compare their value. George Iles form keys science A man's own addition to what he learns is cement to bind an otherwise loose heap of stones into a structure of unity, strength, and use. George Iles unity use men Educated folk keep to one another's company too much, leaving other people much like milk skimmed of its cream. George Iles education science people A tree nowhere offers a straight line or a regular curve, but who doubts that root, trunk, boughs, and leaves embody geometry? George Iles curves roots science Nothing cools so fast as undue enthusiasm. Water that has boiled freezes sooner than any other. George Iles enthusiasm water science Discovery begins by finding the discoverer. George Iles findings discovery science Evolution pays and that is why there is evolution George Iles evolution pay science To render aid to the worthless is sheer waste. Rain does not freshen the Dead Sea, but only enables it to dissolve more salt. George Iles sea rain science Dumbness and silence are two different things. George Iles different silence two Is any knowledge worthless? Try to think of an example. George Iles science knowledge thinking Boundaries which mark off one field of science from another are purely artificial, are set up only for temporary convenience. Let chemists and physicists dig deep enough, and they reach common ground. George Iles fields common science Error held as truth has much the effect of truth. In politics and religion this fact upsets many confident predictions. George Iles upset errors science
