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Speculations? I have none. I am resting on certainties.

Michael Faraday

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.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Goodness Hard Work Myself Science Thinking
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.’
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Hard Work Science Secret Success Word Work Young
Nothing is ever too good to be true.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Goodness One Liner True
I am no poet, but if you think for yourselves, as I proceed, the facts will form a poem in your minds.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Mindset Myself Poem Poet Poetry Thinking Yourself
The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Important Quiet Wisdom
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
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.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Body Myself Purpose Science Togetherness
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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Believe Power Reason Teaching
Speculations? I have none. I am resting on certainties.
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Belief Myself Science Theory
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.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Nature Philosophy Science Study
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.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Difficult Ideas Jealous Myself Nature Science
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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Business Hard Work Jealous Myself Respect Thinking
Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Law Nature Science Truth Wonderful
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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Education Himself Judgement Men Person Philosophy Respect
The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God.
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Book Fingers God Nature Reading Writing
Who would not have been laughed at if he had said in 1800 that metals could be extracted from their ores by electricity or that portraits could be drawn by chemistry.
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Himself Laughter Science

Speculations? I have none. I am resting on certainties.

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