3 December 2020 Isaac Newton I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
3 December 2020 Isaac Newton To me there has never been a higher source of earthly honor or distinction than that connected with advances in science.
3 December 2020 Isaac Newton To myself I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.