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Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why

Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked for no spell to cast over nature. – Jacob Bronowski

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We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by understanding her laws. – Jacob Bronowski

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