Scientific Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old scientific quotes, scientific sayings, and scientific proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Scientific discovery is not valuable unless it has commercial value. John A. McDougall
Observation, reason, and experiment make up what we call the scientific method. Richard P. Feynman
Scientific truth will out, you can't hide the sun under a stone Ursula K Le Guin
The best scientific way to discover if one factor influences another is to do a controlled experiment. Alison Gopnik
Scientific theories tell us what is possible; myths tell us what is desirable. Both are needed to guide proper action John Maynard Smith
Scientific innovations continually provide us with new means of analyzing the finds. Richard Leakey