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It is right that we should stand by and act on our principles; but not right to hold them in obstinate blindness, or retain them when proved to be erroneous.

Michael Faraday

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 FARADAY

Hard Work Science Secret Success Word Work Young
When the contrary magnetic poles were on the same side, there was an effect produced on the polarized ray, and thus magnetic force and light were proved to have relation to each other.
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Force Light Relationship Science Theory
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
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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Afraid Alone Belief Doubt Gift God Hope Peace
Nature is our kindest friend and best critic in experimental science if we only allow her intimations to fall unbiased on our minds.
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Fall Friendship Kindness Mindset Nature Ourselves
Work, finish, publish.
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Media One Liner Result Work
Nothing is ever too good to be true.
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Goodness One Liner True
A centre of excellence is, by definition, a place where second class people may perform first class work.
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Excellence People Performance Place
When I came to know Mrs. Marcet personally; how often I cast my thoughts backward, delighting to connect the past and the present; how often, when sending a paper to her as a thank you offering, I thought of my first instructress.
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Connection Myself Past Teaching Thankful
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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Feeling Myself View Wonderful
The world little knows how many of the thoughts and theories which have passed through the mind of a scientific investigator, have been crushed in silence and secrecy by his own severe criticism and adverse examination!
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Mindset Science Secret Theory Thinking World
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.
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Body Myself Purpose Science Togetherness
A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong.
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Himself Men Right Wrong
The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly.
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Important Quiet Wisdom
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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Myself Science Sound Thinking
It is right that we should stand by and act on our principles; but not right to hold them in obstinate blindness, or retain them when proved to be erroneous.
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Acts Ourselves Principle Right

It is right that we should stand by and act on our principles; but not right to hold them in obstinate blindness, or retain them when proved to be erroneous.

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It is right that we should stand by and act on our principles; but not right to hold them in obstinate blindness, or retain them when proved to be erroneous.

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