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Newton's classic quotes

 　　1. If you want to gain knowledge, you must work hard; if you want to get food, you must work hard; if you want to gain happiness, you must also work hard, because hard work is the law of obtaining everything.

　　2. The reason why intelligent people fail is because they lack perseverance.
　　3. Victors often succeed by persisting for the last five minutes.
　　4. I don't know how the world sees me, but I think of myself as nothing more than a child playing on the beach, occasionally pleased with finding a pebble or shell more beautiful than usual, while remaining completely oblivious to the vast ocean of truth unfolding before me.
　　5. I always keep the subject of my thoughts before me like a painting, outlining it line by line until the whole picture slowly emerges. This requires long periods of quiet and constant contemplation.
　　6. I keep every goal before my eyes, from the first ray of dawn, preserving it, slowly unfolding it until the whole earth is bathed in light.
　　7. I don't have any particularly extraordinary wisdom, only persistent energy for thinking.
　　8. If a person cannot control their temper, their temper will control them.
　　9. Prudence in spending money is a fundamental lesson in the Christian life.
　　10. Attempting to substitute one's own efforts for fervent prayers for God's blessings is dishonest and stems from human weakness.
　　11. My heart is always earnest and quiet, free from melancholy.
　　12. Once a person has established their goal, they should not waver in their determination to strive for it.
　　13. Without bold conjecture, there are no great discoveries.
　　14. Undoubtedly, the world we see, with its myriad forms and intricate movements, is none other than the free will of God who guides and governs all things.
　　—Selected Works of Newton's Natural Philosophy

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