Isaac Newton Quotes About Mankind

Quotes about: Mankind

• I have a fundamental belief in the Bible as the Word of God, written by men who were inspired. I study the Bible daily. Opposition to godliness is atheism in profession and idolatry in practice. Atheism is so senseless and odious to mankind that it never had many professors.

  Isaac Newton

  Atheist, Men, Practice

• Atheism is so senseless and odious to mankind that it never had many professors.

  Isaac Newton

  Atheism, Professors, Mankind

  "Newton's Philosophy of Nature: Selections from His Writings".

• Atheism is so senseless & odious to mankind that it never had many professors. Can it be by accident that all birds beasts & men have their right side & left side alike shaped (except in their bowels) & just two eyes & no more on either side the face & just two ears on either side the head & a nose with two holes & no more between the eyes & one mouth under the nose & either two fore legs or two wings or two arms on the shoulders & two legs on the hips one on either side & no more?

  Isaac Newton

  Eye, Men, Wings

  Sir Isaac Newton (2012). “Newton's Philosophy of Nature: Selections from His Writings”, p.65, Courier Corporation

• Did blind chance know that there was light and what was its refraction, and fit the eyes of all creatures after the most curious manner to make use of it? These and other suchlike considerations, always have, and always will prevail with mankind, to believe that there is a Being who made all things, who has all things in his power, and who is therefore to be feared.

  Isaac Newton

  Believe, Eye, Light

  David Brewster, Isaac Newton (1855). “Memoirs of the Life, Writings and Discoveries of Sir Isaac Newton”, p.348

• 'Tis the temper of the hot and superstitious part of mankind in matters of religion ever to be fond of mysteries, and for that reason to like best what they understand least.

  Isaac Newton

  Hot, Matter, Mystery

  Sir Isaac Newton (1785). “Isaaci Newtoni Opera quae exstant omnia”, p.530

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