Lectures which really teach will never be popular; lectures which are popular will never really teach
English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of the time) who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
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
The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly
Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable
I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it
In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies
The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There’s only one moment for you to live
Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age.
I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry
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