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Isaac Newton quotes

1643–1727 · English mathematician and physicist

Newton described gravity and the laws of motion, invented calculus (along with Leibniz) and ran the Royal Mint.

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2 quotes traced to Isaac Newton's own work or a reliable witness.

Sourced

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.

An old image, used since the 12th century.

Source: Letter to Robert Hooke (5 February 1676)

Attributed

I can calculate the motions of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.

Source: Reported after he lost money in the South Sea Bubble (1720)