"It is the glory of God," said Solomon, "to conceal a thing, but the glory of a king to search it out." The laws of nature are the invaluable secrets which God has hidden, and it is the kingly prerogative of the philosopher to search them out by industry and sagacity.


The Principles of Science: A Treatise on Logic and Scientific Method, Book I, Chapter VII (p. 126), Macmillan & Company Ltd. 1887

William Stanley Jevons Quotes

It is the glory of God, said Solomon, to conceal a thing, but the glory of a king to search it out. The laws of nature are the invaluable secrets...

It is the glory of God, said Solomon, to conceal a thing, but the glory of a king to search it out. The laws of nature are the invaluable secrets...

It is the glory of God, said Solomon, to conceal a thing, but the glory of a king to search it out. The laws of nature are the invaluable secrets...

It is the glory of God, said Solomon, to conceal a thing, but the glory of a king to search it out. The laws of nature are the invaluable secrets...