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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.

Michael Faraday

The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Book Fingers God Nature Reading Writing
There is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of natural philosophy than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Nature Philosophy Science Study
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.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Education Himself Judgement Men Person Philosophy Respect
I am no poet, but if you think for yourselves, as I proceed, the facts will form a poem in your minds.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Mindset Myself Poem Poet Poetry Thinking Yourself
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

Acts Ourselves Principle Right
A centre of excellence is, by definition, a place where second class people may perform first class work.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Excellence People Performance Place
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.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Force Light Relationship Science Theory
I 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.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Body Confidence Man Mental Myself Talk
The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Important Quiet Wisdom
But still try, for who knows what is possible?
MICHAEL FARADAY

Inspirational Possible Try
The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Believe Power Reason Teaching
There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Quite Right Scare
Lectures which really teach will never be popular; lectures which are popular will never really teach.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Deep Education Fame Reality Teaching Wisdom
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 FARADAY

Avoid Force Ideas Mindset Science
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.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Connection Myself Past Teaching Thankful
Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature.
MICHAEL FARADAY

Law Nature Science Truth Wonderful

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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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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