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Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
1727·Cambridge, England

Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.

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Plato is my friend — Aristotle is my friend — but truth is a greater friend.

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It seems that perfection is attained not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away.

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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

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