In place of practising wholesome self-abnegation, we ever make the wish the father to the thought: we receive as friendly that which agrees with, we resist with dislike that which opposes us; whereas the very reverse is required by every dictate of common sense.
MICHAEL FARADAYSpeculations? I have none. I am resting on certainties.
More Michael Faraday Quotes
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Since peace is alone the gift of God, and as it is He who gives it, why should we be afraid? His unspeakable gift in His beloved Son is the ground of no doubtful hope.
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I can at any moment convert my time into money, but I do not require more of the latter than is sufficient for necessary purposes.
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Tyndall, … I must remain plain Michael Faraday to the last; and let me now tell you, that if accepted the honour which the Royal Society desires to confer upon me, I would not answer for the integrity of my intellect for a single year.
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The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God.
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The philosopher should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion,but determined to judge for himself.He should not be a respector of persons,but of things.Truth should be his primary object.
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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.
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When the contrary magnetic poles were on the same side, there was an effect produced on the polarized ray, and thus magnetic force and light were proved to have relation to each other.
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Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature.
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There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right.
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The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction.
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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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With respect to Committees as you would perceive I am very jealous of their formation. I mean working committees. I think business is always better done by few than by many.
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I happen to have discovered a direct relation between magnetism and light, also electricity and light, and the field it opens is so large and I think rich.
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Water is to me, I confess, a phenomenon which continually awakens new feelings of wonder as often as I view it.
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It is right that we should stand by and act on our principles; but not right to hold them in obstinate blindness, or retain them when proved to be erroneous.
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