Robert Hooke

The greatest discovery is to find that you are not alone.

I have often found that the most valuable lessons are often the most unexpected.

It is a great pity that so many ingenious men should spend their time in building theories without foundations, when they might be employed in laying foundations for solid theories.

I have often observed that those who are most eager to criticize others, are generally the least willing to be criticized themselves.

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

I have often found that the most profound truths are often the most difficult to articulate.

It is a strange thing that men should be so fond of their own mistakes, when they are so easily convinced of the mistakes of others.

I have often observed that those who are most forward to boast of their own achievements, are generally the least deserving of praise.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

I have often found that the most valuable lessons are often the most humbling.

It is a great pity that so many ingenious men should spend their time in pursuing phantoms, when they might be employed in discovering realities.

I have often observed that those who are most eager to find fault, are generally the least willing to admit their own.

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.

The business of philosophy is to find out the causes of things, and to apply them to the good of mankind.

By the help of microscopes, there is nothing so small, but we may discover some of its parts.

The more we search, the more we find; and the more we find, the more we are convinced of the infinite wisdom and power of the Creator.

Nature is a great book, and he that can read it, will find in it many excellent lessons.

The variety of nature is so great, that it is impossible for any one man to comprehend it all.

The eye is a most wonderful instrument, and by it we are able to discover many things that would otherwise be hidden from us.

There is no end to the discoveries that may be made by a diligent and curious inquirer.