Magnetic lines of force convey a far better and purer idea than the phrase magnetic current or magnetic flood: it avoids the assumption of a current or of two currents and also of fluids or a fluid, yet conveys a full and useful pictorial idea to the mind.
MICHAEL FARADAYSince 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.
More Michael Faraday Quotes
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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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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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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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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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The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God.
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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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All are sure in their days except the most wise. He is the wisest philosopher who holds his theory with some doubt.
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There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right.
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Physicist is both to my mouth and ears so awkward that I think I shall never use it. The equivalent of three separate sounds of “I” in one word is too much.
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Chemistry is necessarily an experimental science: its conclusions are drawn from data, and its principles supported by evidence from facts.
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Speculations? I have none. I am resting on certainties.
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Nothing is ever too good to be true.
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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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A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong.
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Why will people go astray when they have this blessed Book to guide them?
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