See farther by standing on the shoulders of giants   If I have been able to see farther than others, it was because I stood on the shoulders of giants. Isaac Newton Quotes Pearls of Wisdom Authors   Sir Isaac Newton FRS (1642-1726) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher. He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed.   Wisdom Highersight Scientific Discovery In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence. Isaac Newton   Atheism is so senseless. When I look at the solar system, I see the earth at the right distance from the sun to receive the proper amounts of heat and light. This did not happen by chance. I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by those who were inspired. I study the Bible daily.   To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction... What goes up must come down. Isaac Newton Genius is patience. Isaac Newton   I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.   I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people. Isaac Newton We build too many walls and not enough bridges. Isaac Newton