Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.

Isaac Newton

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Occam's razor Truth

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Isaac Newton

Language

English

Time

1680 1680s 17th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Occupation

Mathematician Physicist Scientist

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Newton, Isaac. "Rules for Methodising/Construing the Apocalyps." Untitled Treatise on Revelation, c. 1680, rule 9.

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Another quote by Isaac Newton

God in the Beginning form'd Matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, moveable Particles, of such Sizes and Figures, and with such other Properties, and in such Proportion to Space, as most conduced to the End for which he form'd them.

Isaac Newton

Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light

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Topic
Atomism Creation of the world God and creation

Author

Isaac Newton
Source
Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light
Medium
Treatise
Genre
Scientific literature
Language
English
Time
1704 1700s 18th century
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Original Citation

Newton, Isaac. Opticks: or, A Treatise of the Reflexions, Refractions, Inflexions and Colours of Light. London: Samuel Smith and Benjamin Walford, 1704, bk. 3, pt. 1, question 31.

Current Citation

Newton, Isaac. Opticks. Dover Publications, 2012, bk. 3, pt. 1, question 31.

Another quote from the 1680s

Ignorance of the law excuses no man; not that all men know the law, but because 'tis an excuse every man will plead, and no man can tell how to confute him.

John Selden

Table Talk (Selden)

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Topic
Legal theory Law

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John Selden
Source
Table Talk (Selden)
Language
English
Time
1689 1680s 17th century
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Citation

Selden, John. "Law." The Table-Talk Of John Selden. London: J.M. Dent and Company, 1689.

Another quote about Truth

Truthiness. Now I'm sure some of the word police-the wordinistas-over at Webster's are gonna say, "Hey, that's not a word." Well, anybody who knows me knows I'm no fan of dictionaries or reference books...I don't trust books. They're all fact, no heart.

Stephen Colbert

The Colbert Report

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Topic
Truth
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Stephen Colbert
Source
The Colbert Report
Medium
TV program
Genre
Comedy (TV) Comedy
Language
English
Time
2005 2000s 21st century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

"Truthiness." The Colbert Report, created by Stephen Colbert, season 1, episode 1, Spartina Productions and Busboy Productions and Comedy Partners, 2005.

Another quote from Age of Enlightenment

And with the guts of the last priest
Let's wring the neck of the last king.

Denis Diderot

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Topic
Anti-clericalism Anti-monarchism Revolution

Author

Denis Diderot
Source
Les Eleutheromanes
Medium
Poem
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
French
Time
1772 1770s 18th century
Era
Age of Enlightenment
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Diderot, Denis. "Les Eleutheromanes [The Eleutherans]." Correspondance littéraire, 1 Mar. 1772.