Universal Laws

Famous quotes containing the words universal laws, universal and/or laws:

    “The God whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God who does a wholesale, not a retail business.”
    —William James (1842–1910)

    “The world still wants its poet-priest, a reconciler, who shall not trifle with Shakspeare the player, nor shall grope in graves with Swedenborg the mourner; but who shall see, speak, and act, with equal inspiration. For knowledge will brighten the sunshine; right is more beautiful than private affection; and love is compatible with universal wisdom.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night;
    God said Let Newton be! and all was light.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)