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William Whewell Quotes

William Whewell quotes

English Philosopher May 24, 1794 – March 6, 1866

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Every failure is a step to success. Every detection of what is false directs us towards what is true: every trial exhausts some tempting form of error. William Whewell
William Whewell quote: "Every failure is a step to success."
Every failure is a step to success. William Whewell
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. William Whewell
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. William Whewell
William Whewell quote: "And so no force however great can stretch a cord however fine..."
And so no force however great can stretch a cord however fine into a horizontal line that shall be absolutely straight. William Whewell
William Whewell quote: "It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to..."
It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict phenomena. William Whewell
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. William Whewell

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