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

Quote by Claude Bernard

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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.

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

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

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.

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...

Science does not permit exceptions.

Science does not permit exceptions.

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...

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....

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...

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.

Experimentation is an active science.

Experimentation is an active science.

Art is I; science is we.

Art is I; science is we.

He who does it first may do well, but he who does it best will...

He who does it first may do well, but he who does it best will...

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.

Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.

There is no knowledge that is not power

There is no knowledge that is not power

The eagle never lost so much time, as when he submitted to learn of the...

The eagle never lost so much time, as when he submitted to learn of the...

Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul.

Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul.