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John B. S. Haldane quotes

British Scientist November 5, 1892 – December 1, 1964

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John B. S. Haldane quote: "Would I lay down my life to save my brother? No, but I would..."
Would I lay down my life to save my brother? No, but I would to save two brothers or eight cousins. John B. S. Haldane
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
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
I have never yet met a healthy person who worried very much about his health, or a really good person who worried much about his own soul. John B. S. Haldane
John B. S. Haldane quote: "And if we must educate our poets and artists in science, we..."
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
John B. S. Haldane quote: "There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has..."
There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god. John B. S. Haldane
In fact, words are well adapted for description and the arousing of emotion, but for many kinds of precise thought other symbols are much better. John B. S. Haldane
John B. S. Haldane quote: "The extreme socialists desire to run every nation as a single..."
The extreme socialists desire to run every nation as a single business concern. John B. S. Haldane
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
I think, however, that so long as our present economic and national systems continue, scientific research has little to fear. John B. S. Haldane
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
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
John B. S. Haldane quote: "A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better..."
A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult. John B. S. Haldane
John B. S. Haldane quote: "It is my supposition that the Universe in not only queerer..."
It is my supposition that the Universe in not only queerer than we imagine, is queerer than we can imagine. John B. S. Haldane
John B. S. Haldane quote: "I wish I had the voice of Homer to sing of rectal carcinoma."
I wish I had the voice of Homer to sing of rectal carcinoma. John B. S. Haldane

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