Victor Cousin Quotes

Science is but an image of the truth.

Truth, also is the pursuit of it.

The truth is that the religious and the scientific processes, though involving different methods, are identical in their final aim. Both aim at reaching the most real.

The ultimate aim of the human mind, in all its efforts, is to become acquainted with Truth.

The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth.

I seek the truth.

Let us not underrate the value of a fact; it will one day flower into a truth.

After all, the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth.

The basic drive behind real philosophy is curiosity about the world, not interest in the writings of philosophers.

What is wanted is not the will to believe, but the will to find out, which is the exact opposite.

Once you start asking questions, innocence is gone.

The pursuit of truth will set you free; even if you never catch up with it.

The one thing that 'Via Dolorosa' has is no opinions. To me, curiosity is 50 times as valuable as opinion.

What we need is not the will to believe, but the wish to find out.

Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don't know.

The beginning of all wisdom is recognition of facts

The great quest of life has always been to discover truth.

The search for truth is more precious than its possession.

It is no longer a question anywhere of inventing interconnections from out of our brains, but of discovering them in the facts.

Men who are lovers of wisdom [i.e., philosophers] must be inquirers into many things.

Endless is the search of truth.

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.

Were one merely to seek information, one should inquire of the man who hates, but if one wishes to know what truly is, one better ask the one who loves.

It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.