A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong
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
Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation
Courage is grace under pressure
The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something
Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again and you will be filled with joy
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty
I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy
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