The wise man regulates his conduct by the theories both of religion and science. But he regards these theories not as statements of ultimate fact but as art-forms. John B. S. Haldane Read Quote
And if we must educate our poets and artists in science, we must educate our masters, labour and capital, in art. John B. S. Haldane Read Quote
There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god. John B. S. Haldane Read Quote
I think, however, that so long as our present economic and national systems continue, scientific research has little to fear. John B. S. Haldane Read Quote
We do not know, in most cases, how far social failure and success are due to heredity, and how far to environment. But environment is the easier of the two to improve. John B. S. Haldane Read Quote
The extreme socialists desire to run every nation as a single business concern. John B. S. Haldane Read Quote
If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of his creation it would appear that God has a special fondness for stars and beetles. John B. S. Haldane Read Quote
While I do not suggest that humanity will ever be able to dispense with its martyrs, I cannot avoid the suspicion that with a little more thought and a little less belief their number may be substantially reduced. John B. S. Haldane Read Quote
Until politics are a branch of science we shall do well to regard political and social reforms as experiments rather than short-cuts to the millennium. John B. S. Haldane Read Quote
It is my supposition that the Universe in not only queerer than we imagine, is queerer than we can imagine. John B. S. Haldane Read Quote