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John Wilson
(18 May 1785 - 3 Apr 1854)
Scottish philosopher, poet and essayist who was a professor of moral philosophy at the University of Edinburgh (1820-51).
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Science Quotes by John Wilson (2 quotes)
A monument to Newton! a monument to Shakespeare! Look up to Heaven—look into the Human Heart. Till the planets and the passions–the affections and the fixed stars are extinguished—their names cannot die.
— John Wilson
In 'Noctes Ambrosianae: XXV' (Jun 1830), The Works of Professor Wilson of the University of Edinburgh: Noctes Ambrosianae (1865), Vol. 3, 55.
Such men as Newton and Linnaeus are incidental, but august, teachers of religion.
— John Wilson
In Essays: Education of the People.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
(1987) -- 
