Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked for no spell to cast over nature.
Jacob Bronowski
We gain our ends only with the laws of nature; we control her only by understanding her laws.
Jacob Bronowski
To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.
Jacob Bronowski
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.