"I invent nothing. I rediscover." ~ Auguste Rodin
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea. ~ Francis Bacon
I have discovered that the unasked-for accident can be the salvation of what you are doing. ~ Stephen De Staebler
Everything of importance has been seen by someone who did not discover it. ~ Alfred North Whitehead
All great discoveries are made by people whose feelings run ahead of their thinking. ~ Charles H. Parkhurst
A man's errors are his portals of discovery. ~ James Joyce
If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent. ~ Isaac Newton
A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind. ~ Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Children, like animals, use all their senses to discover the world. Then artists come along and discover it the same way all over again. ~ Eudora Welty
Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. ~ Alexander Graham Bell
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny ..." ~ Isaac Asimov
I am one of those who never knows the direction of my journey until I have almost arrived. ~ Anna Louise Strong