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To encourage the industry of the people, it is necessary to ensure their property rights.
From The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
Cities are the greatest inventions of humanity, and they obey the same laws as organisms.
From Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West
The law of Nature tells us that the weak must perish.
From The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
The laws of motion are the foundation of all physical phenomena.
From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick
A rational being is one who, by acting according to his representation of laws, can be an author of universal laws.
Many of the texts reflect a concern for purity and the law.
From The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Lim
The fundamental laws of scaling govern all biological systems, from cells to cities.
From Scale by Geoffrey West
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. But in the eyes of science, the world is governed by laws that can be understood.
From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick
The categorical imperative is a universal law that must be followed by all rational beings.
The fundamental principle of life is growth, and growth is a universal law.
From Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West
Regulation will shape the future of cryptocurrencies.
From The Age of Cryptocurrency by Paul Vigna and Michael J. Casey
A single flaw can unravel the most intricate of designs, reminding us of the fragility of perfection.
From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
Newton's laws not only explained the heavens but also governed the smallest particles.
From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick
The universe was no longer a chaotic affair; it was a structured entity governed by laws.
From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick
Newton’s laws were not just descriptions of motion; they were a declaration of the order of the universe.
From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick
There is a law in physics that says that you cannot create or destroy energy.
The universe is always conspiring in your favor.
From You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
The laws of physics are the same everywhere in the universe.
From The Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku
Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law.
The laws of scaling govern everything from biology to economies.
From Scale by Geoffrey West
Evolution is not an act of will; it is a result of random processes and natural laws.
From The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
Freedom is the only condition under which a rational being can be the author of a law.
What you focus on expands.
From You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law.
Biological systems follow the same scaling laws as cities and companies.
From Scale by Geoffrey West
I embrace my flaws because they are a part of my story.
From More Myself by Alicia Keys
Your thoughts create your reality.
From You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
The laws of science must hold everywhere.
In the world of Newton, the universe was a vast machine that operated according to precise laws.
From The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World by Edward Dolnick
A duty is an action that is necessary and can be done from respect for the law.
The fundamental laws of life, as we know them, are scale-invariant.
From Scale by Geoffrey West
Scaling laws reveal deep connections between size and function across different systems.
From Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West
No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.
From The Republic of Plato by Allan Bloom