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I shall be with Christ, and that is enough.

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.’
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Hard Work Science Secret Success Word Work Young
Why, sir, there is every probability that you will soon be able to tax it! Said to William Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he asked about the practical worth of electricity.
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Discovery Happiness Science Worth
Work, finish, publish.
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Media One Liner Result Work
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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Himself Laughter Science
Speculations? I have none. I am resting on certainties.
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Belief Myself Science Theory
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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Doubt Exception Himself Philosophy Theory Wisdom
But I must confess I am jealous of the term atom; for though it is very easy to talk of atoms, it is very difficult to form a clear idea of their nature, especially when compounded bodies are under consideration.
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Difficult Ideas Jealous Myself Nature Science
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
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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Goodness Hard Work Myself Science Thinking
A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong.
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Himself Men Right Wrong
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
Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature.
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I can at any moment convert my time into money, but I do not require more of the latter than is sufficient for necessary purposes.
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I could trust a fact and always cross-question an assertion.
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Myself Science Trust
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.
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Nature Philosophy Science Study
Tyndall, … I must remain plain Michael Faraday to the last; and let me now tell you, that if accepted the honour which the Royal Society desires to confer upon me, I would not answer for the integrity of my intellect for a single year.
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Acceptance Integrity Intellectual Science
The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly.
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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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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
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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Mindset Myself Poem Poet Poetry Thinking Yourself
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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Light Myself Relationship Rich Science Thinking
I shall be with Christ, and that is enough.
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Enough God Myself Prayer
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
There’s nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right.
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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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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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I shall be with Christ, and that is enough.

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