In teaching man, experimental science results in lessening his pride more and more by proving to him every day that primary causes, like the objective reality of things, will be hidden from him forever and that he can only know…

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The true worth of an experimenter consists in his pursuing not only what he seeks...

The true worth of an experimenter consists in his pursuing not only what he seeks...

A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to...

A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to...

Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.

Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

Man can learn nothing except by going from the known to the unknown.

Man can learn nothing except by going from the known to the unknown.

Science does not permit exceptions.

Science does not permit exceptions.

Put off your imagination, as you put off your overcoat, when you enter the laboratory....

Put off your imagination, as you put off your overcoat, when you enter the laboratory....

It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.

It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.

The investigator should have a robust faith - and yet not believe.

The investigator should have a robust faith - and yet not believe.

Art is I; science is we

Art is I; science is we

Experimentation is an active science.

Experimentation is an active science.

Art is I; science is we.

Art is I; science is we.

The experimenter who does not know what he is looking for will not understand what...

The experimenter who does not know what he is looking for will not understand what...

They who increase knowledge, increase sorrow

They who increase knowledge, increase sorrow

Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined...

Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined...

The pursuit of knowledge is, I think, mainly actuated by love of power

The pursuit of knowledge is, I think, mainly actuated by love of power

It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don't know everything.

It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don't know everything.

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be...

The more extensive a man's knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be...

Every person I work with knows something better than me. My job is to listen...

Every person I work with knows something better than me. My job is to listen...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...

The thing that's important to know is that you never know. You're always sort of...