"...The entire preoccupation of the physicist is..." - Quote by Aristotle
...The entire preoccupation of the physicist is with things that contain within themselves a principle of movement and rest.
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“Worms are the intestines of the earth.”
“Everybody loves a thing more if it has cost him trouble: for instance those who have made money love money more than those who have inherited it.”
“The avarice of mankind is insatiable; at one time two obols was pay enough; but now, when this sum has become customary, men always want more and more without end.”
More on Physics
“For any two portions of fire, small or great, will exhibit the same ratio of solid to void; but the upward movement of the greater is quicker than that of the less, just as the downward movement of a mass of gold or lead, or of any other body endowed with weight, is quicker in proportion to its size.”
“Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be changed from one form to another.”
“I cannot seriously believe in it [quantum theory] because the theory cannot be reconciled with the idea that physics should represent a reality in time and space, free from spooky actions at a distance [spukhafte Fernwirkungen].”