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Michael Faraday

It is on record that when a young aspirant asked Faraday the secret of his success as a scientific investigator, he replied, ‘The secret is comprised in three words- Work, Finish, Publish.’
MICHAEL FARADAY

Hard Work Science Secret Success Word Work Young
Why will people go astray when they have this blessed Book to guide them?
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Blessing Book Guide People
But I must confess I am jealous of the term atom; for though it is very easy to talk of atoms, it is very difficult to form a clear idea of their nature, especially when compounded bodies are under consideration.
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Difficult Ideas Jealous Myself Nature Science
I propose to distinguish these bodies by calling those anions which go to the anode of the decomposing body; and those passing to the cathode, cations; and when I have occasion to speak of these together, I shall call them ions.
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Body Myself Purpose Science Togetherness
I am busy just now again on Electro-Magnetism and think I have got hold of a good thing but can’t say; it may be a weed instead of a fish that after all my labour I may at last pull up.
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Goodness Hard Work Myself Science Thinking
I shall be with Christ, and that is enough.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Enough God Myself Prayer
I cannot conceive curved lines of force without the conditions of a physical existence in that intermediate space.
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Existence Force Myself Space
Nature is our kindest friend and best critic in experimental science if we only allow her intimations to fall unbiased on our minds.
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Fall Friendship Kindness Mindset Nature Ourselves
Speculations? I have none. I am resting on certainties.
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Belief Myself Science Theory
I am no poet, but if you think for yourselves, as I proceed, the facts will form a poem in your minds.
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Mindset Myself Poem Poet Poetry Thinking Yourself
Why, sir, there is every probability that you will soon be able to tax it! Said to William Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he asked about the practical worth of electricity.
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Discovery Happiness Science Worth
Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature.
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Law Nature Science Truth Wonderful
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.
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Body Confidence Man Mental Myself Talk
A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong.
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Himself Men Right Wrong
Chemistry is necessarily an experimental science: its conclusions are drawn from data, and its principles supported by evidence from facts.
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Evidence Necessary Principle Science Support
I could trust a fact and always cross-question an assertion.
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Myself Science Trust

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