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

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

Science does not permit exceptions.

Science does not permit exceptions.

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...

Experimentation is an active science.

Experimentation is an active science.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

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...

Art is I; science is we.

Art is I; science is we.

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....

Art is I; science is we

Art is I; science is we

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

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

Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.

Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.

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.