I could trust a fact and always cross-question an assertion
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
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
The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly
Hell is empty and all the devils are here
Let us endeavor so to live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all
I have talked with great men, and I do not see how they differ from others
A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
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