A centre of excellence is, by definition, a place where second class people may perform first class work
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
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
The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game
When evil come on those we dearly love, never shall we betray them.
Measure what can be measured, and make measurable what cannot be measured
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it
The success of a human being is measured by the effort he has exerted in order to achieve that success.
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