Quote by Niels Bohr
The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth. – Niels Bohr

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When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts as with creating images. – Niels Bohr

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How wonderful that we have met with a paradox. Now we have some hope of making progress. – Niels Bohr

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Thinking
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It is wrong to think that the task of physics is to find out how Nature is. Physics concerns what we say about Nature. – Niels Bohr

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It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers. – James Thurber

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Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects. – Thomas Carlyle

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Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple. – DrSeuss

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Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth. – Ludwig Börne

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