C. S. Lewis Quotes

Science is a wonderful discipline, to which we are deeply indebted.

Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.

I shall devote only a few lines to the expression of my belief in the importance of science … it is by this daily striving after knowledge that man has raised himself to the unique position he occupies on earth, and that his power and well-being have continually increased.

Science enhances the moral value of life, because it furthers a love of truth and reverence-love of truth displaying itself in the constant endeavor to arrive at a more exact knowledge of the world of mind and matter around us, and reverence, because every advance in knowledge brings us face to face with the mystery of our own being.

Our understanding of the world around us is constantly being redefined and expanded, and so therefore, it is wiser to be passionate about seeking for truth than knowing it.

When I was young my Father used to tell me that the two most worthwhile pursuits in life were the pursuit of truth and of beauty and I believe that Alfred Nobel must have felt much the same when he gave these prizes for literature and the sciences.

One of the reasons I've gotten so attached to talking to scientists is that... they know there is a reality.

Nothing is higher than the love of truth.

There is nothing inherently wrong about science.

One can not impede scientific progress.

A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curiosity requires both that you be ignorant, and that you desire to relinquish your ignorance.

Science is the ultimate tool to reveal the laws of nature, and the one word written on its banner is Truth.

Constant and frequent questioning is the first key to wisdom … For through doubting we are led to inquire, and by inquiry we perceive the truth.

You should only go into science if you really have a yearning to make scientific discoveries.

Philosophy is empty if it isn't based on science. Science discovers, philosophy interprets.

Knowing how contented, free, and joyful is life in the world of science, one fervently wishes that many would enter its portals.

What scientist would not long to go on living, if only to see how the little truths he has brought to light will grow up?

Thanks to the telescope and the microscope, religion no longer offers an explanation for anything important.

The real value of science is in the getting, and those who have tasted the pleasure of discovery alone know what science is. A problem solved is dead. A world without problems to be solved would be devoid of science.

Seeking is a necessary preliminary to finding, and one who cannot endure the hardship of inquiry cannot expect to harvest the fruit of knowledge.

This is what I am learning, at 82 years old: the main thing is to be in love with the search for truth.

The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.

A good scientist is a person in whom the childhood quality of perennial curiosity lingers on. Once he gets an answer, he has other questions.

For science is ... like virtue, its own exceeding great reward.

We know next to nothing about virtually everything. It is not necessary to know the origin of the universe; it is necessary to want to know. Civilization depends not on any particular knowledge, but on the disposition to crave knowledge