Science is one thing, wisdom is another. Science is an edged tool, with which men play like children, and cut their own fingers.
Arthur EddingtonI am aware that many critics consider the conditions in the stars not sufficiently extreme . . . the stars are not hot enough. The critics lay themselves open to an obvious retort: we tell them to go and find a hotter place.
Arthur EddingtonIt is also a good rule not to put overmuch confidence in the observational results that are put forward until they are confirmed by theory.
Arthur Eddington