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Curiosity, which may or may not eventuate in something useful, is probably the most outstanding characteristic of modern thinking .

Abraham Flexner

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Which may indeed be said to have become the ruling passion of intellectual life in modern times.
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At no period of [Michael Faraday’s] unmatched career was he interested in utility.
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The spearhead of progress. If they are fundamentally wrong, free discussion will in time put an end to them.
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The student is to collect and evaluate facts. The facts are locked up in the patient.
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The more likely they are to contribute not only to human welfare, but to the equally important satisfaction of intellectual interest
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