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The quotations of
British theoretical physicist
1902–1984
4 quotes, most often on Science.
In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in the case of poetry, it’s the exact opposite!
One could perhaps describe the situation by saying that God is a mathematician of a very high order, and He used very advanced mathematics in constructing the universe.
It seems that if one is working from the point of view of getting beauty in one’s equations, and if one has really a sound insight, one is on a sure line of progress.
The measure of greatness in a scientific idea is the extent to which it stimulates thought and opens up new lines of research.