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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Observation is a passive science, experimentation an active science.

Observation is a passive science, experimentation 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....

Science does not permit exceptions.

Science does not permit exceptions.

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.

Experimentation is an active science.

Experimentation is an active science.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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.

Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true, but its father is creativity, and...

Necessity is the mother of invention, it is true, but its father is creativity, and...

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

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

The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.

The knowledge that makes us cherish innocence makes innocence unattainable.

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that...

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that...

Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and...

Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and...

Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a...

Just the knowledge that a good book is awaiting one at the end of a...

He that knows little often repeats it

He that knows little often repeats it