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.’
MICHAEL FARADAYI have far more confidence in the one man who works mentally and bodily at a matter than in the six who merely talk about it.
More Michael Faraday Quotes
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Work, finish, publish.
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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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A centre of excellence is, by definition, a place where second class people may perform first class work.
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The condition of matter I have dignified by the term Electronic, THE ELECTRONIC STATE. What do you think of that? Am I not a bold man, ignorant as I am, to coin words?
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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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Speculations? I have none. I am resting on certainties.
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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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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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The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly.
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Lectures which really teach will never be popular; lectures which are popular will never really teach.
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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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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.
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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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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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The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God.
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