On Art: Poetry and Science II

"In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it’s the exact opposite." (Paul A M Dirac)

"In the earliest ages science was poetry, as in the latter poetry has become science." (James Russell Lowell)

"Philosophy becomes poetry, and science imagination, in the enthusiasm of genius." (Isaac Disraeli)

"Science and art, or by the same token, poetry and prose differ from one another like a journey and an excursion. The purpose of the journey is its goal, the purpose of an excursion is the process." (Franz Grillparzer)

“Science and poetry are, in fact, inseparable. By providing a vision of life, of Earth, of the universe in all its splendor, science does not challenge human values; it can inspire human values. It does not negate faith; it celebrates faith.” (Jacques-Yves Cousteau)

“Science boasts of the distance of its stars; of the terrific remoteness of the things of which it has to speak. But poetry and religion always insist upon the proximity, the almost menacing closeness of the things with which they are concerned.” (Gilbert Keith Chesterton)

“Science is for those who learn; poetry for those who know.” (Joseph Roux)

"Science is the labor and handicraft of the mind; poetry can only be considered its recreation." (Sir Francis Bacon)

“Science sees signs: poetry, the thing signified.” (Julius Hare)

“There is poetry in science and the cultivation of the imagination is an essential prerequisite to the successful investigation of nature.” (Joseph Henry)

"We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry." (Maria Mitchell)

“You may translate books of science exactly. […] The beauties of poetry cannot be preserved in any language except that in which it was originally written.” (Samuel Johnson)