Quote by Niels Bohr
There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a t

There are trivial truths and the great truths. The opposite of a trivial truth is plainly false. The opposite of a great truth is also true. – 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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The opposite of a fact is falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profound truth. – Niels Bohr

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