There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right
English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of the time) who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
Lectures which really teach will never be popular; lectures which are popular will never really teach
The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God
I have far more confidence in the one man who works mentally and bodily at a matter than in the six who merely talk about it
I could trust a fact and always cross-question an assertion
A centre of excellence is, by definition, a place where second class people may perform first class work
There is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of natural philosophy than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle
Work, look for peace and calm in work: you will find it nowhere else
Had I known how listening is superior to speaking, I would not have wasted my life preaching
Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end
Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas
Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom
If you have a garden and a library you have everything you need
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