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We must alter theory to adapt it to nature, but not nature to adapt it to theory.‎

Claude Bernard

True science teaches us to doubt and, in ignorance, to refrain.
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Doubt Ignorance Science Teaching True
The experimenter who does not know what he is looking for will not understand what he finds.
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Experiment Himself Philosophy Research Understand
Those who do not know the torment of the unknown cannot have the joy of discovery.
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Discover Hard Time Joy Struggle
The stability of the internal medium is a primary condition for the freedom and independence of certain living bodies in relation to the environment surrounding them.
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Body Environment Freedom Independence Live Medium Stability
Effects vary with the conditions which bring them to pass, but laws do not vary. Physiological and pathological states are ruled by the same forces; they differ only because of the special conditions under which the vital laws manifest themselves.
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Condition Force Law Manifestation State
The true worth of an experimenter consists in his pursuing not only what he seeks in his experiment, but also what he did not seek.
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Experiment Himself Seek True Worth
Experiment is fundamentally only induced observation.
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Experiment Fundamental Observation
Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.
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Anand Thakur
Put off your imagination, as you put off your overcoat, when you enter the laboratory. Put it on again, as you put on your overcoat, when you leave.
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Imagination Leaving Science Yourself
Hatred is the most clear- sighted, next to genius.
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Clear Genius Hate
First causes are outside the realm of science.
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Reason Science
Obervation is a passive science, experimentation is an active science.
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Active Experiment Observation Passive Science
Priestley said that each discovery we make shows us many others that should be made.
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Discover Science Show
The investigator should have a robust faith – and yet not believe.
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Believe Faith Investigate
When entering on new ground we must not be afraid to express even risky ideas so as to stimulate research in all directions. As Priestley put it, we must not remain inactive through false modesty based on fear of being mistaken.
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Afraid Direction Fear Ground Ideas Mistake Modesty Risk
Science admits no exceptions; otherwise there would be no determinism in science, or rather, there would be no science.
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Admit Determination Exception Science

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