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William Whewell Quotes
Page 1 of 1William Whewell
May 24, 1794 - March 6, 1866
Nationality: English
Category: Philosopher
Subcategory: English Philosopher
|  Hence no force, however great, can stretch a cord, however fine, into a horizontal line which is accurately straight: there will always be a bending downwards. | | Every failure is a step to success. | | It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict phenomena. | | Fundamental ideas are not a consequence of experience, but a result of the particular constitution and activity of the mind, which is independent of all experience in its origin, though constantly combined with experience in its exercise. | | We cannot observe external things without some degree of Thought; nor can we reflect upon our Thoughts, without being influenced in the course of our reflection by the Things which we have observed. | | The system becomes more coherent as it is further extended. The elements which we require for explaining a new class of facts are already contained in our system. In false theories, the contrary is the case. |
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