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To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast ocean

To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me. – Isaac Newton

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I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. – Isaac Newton

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To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with advances in science. – Isaac Newton

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Once to every person and nation come the moment to decide. In the conflict of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side. – James Russell Lowell

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All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns. – Bruce Lee

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Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. – Aristotle

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In seeking absolute truth we aim at the unattainable and must be content with broken portions. – William Osler

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