A fact in itself is nothing. It is valuable only for the idea attached to it, or for the proof which it furnishes.

Quote by Claude Bernard

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In teaching man, experimental science results in lessening his pride more and more by proving...

In teaching man, experimental science results in lessening his pride more and more by proving...

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...

Art is I; science is we

Art is I; science is we

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.

Experimentation is an active science.

Experimentation is an active science.

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....

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...

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

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

Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.

Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.

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

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

Art is I; science is we.

Art is I; science is we.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.