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Isaac Newton Quotes

Short Bio:

Isaac Newton was born on the 25th of December 1642 in Lincolnshire, England. He is considered one of the most prominent scientists of all time, thanks to his contributions in mathematics, physics, astronomy, and theology. He is widely known for formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation.

More Notable Quotes:

"To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.
"Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
"If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
"I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light.
"Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.
"As a blind man has no idea of colors, so have we no idea of the manner by which the all-wise God perceives and understands all things.
"What goes up must come down.
"Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
"Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.
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