William Whewell Quotes

"Hence no force, however great, can stretch a cord, however fine, into a horizontal line which is accurately straight: there will always be a bending downwards."
- William Whewell
(Related: Force, Will)

"It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict phenomena."
- William Whewell
(Related: Theories)

"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
(Related: Class, Facts, Theories)

"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
(Related: Thought, Thoughts, Being, Reflection)

"Every failure is a step to success."
- William Whewell
(Related: Success, Failure)