John B. S. Haldane Quotes & Sayings

“A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.”

“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.”

“It is my supposition that the Universe in not only queerer than we imagine, is queerer than we can imagine.”

“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.”

“My own suspicion is that the universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose.”

“Would I lay down my life to save my brother? No, but I would to save two brothers or eight cousins.”

“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.”

“There is no great invention, from fire to flying, which has not been hailed as an insult to some god.”

“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.”

“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.”