In science, mistakes always precede the truth.

About This Quote

This saying is true in science. The law of cause and effect is often seen in science, but it can be seen in other areas too. If you make a mistake, it means that you are moving towards the truth. If you make mistakes repeatedly, you will get closer to the truth. And if you make mistakes repeatedly, you will reach the truth

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1. The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.

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2. In science, mistakes always precede the truth.

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3. He was persuaded he could know no happiness but in the society of one with whom he could for ever indulge the melancholy that had taken possession of his soul.

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4. Heaven mocks the short-sighted views of man.

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5. When people will not weed their own minds, they are apt to be overrun by nettles.

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