“Accustomed to trace the operation of general causes, and the exemplification of general laws, in circumstances where the uninformed and unenquiring eye perceives neither novelty nor beauty, [the scientist and natural philosopher] walks in the midst of wonders.” ThinkingEyeLawCausesNaturalWalksWonderCircumstancesScientistPhilosopherPerceiveOperationsMidstAccustomedNoveltyUninformed Author:John Herschel
“It can hardly be pressed forcibly enough on the attention of the student of nature, that there is scarcely any natural phenomenon which can be fully and completely explained, in all its circumstances, without a union of several, perhaps of all, the sciences.” EnoughScienceNatureNaturalAttentionStudentsCircumstancesUnionsPhenomenonNatural Phenomena Book:Preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy Source: Preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy
“Were I to pray for a taste which should stand me in good stead under every variety of circumstances and be a source of happiness and a cheerfulness to me during life and a shield against its ills, however things might go amiss and the world frown upon me, it would be a taste for reading.” WorldShouldBookMightWould BeReadingSourcePrayingCircumstancesTasteVarietyReading BooksShieldsCheerfulnessSource Of Happiness Book:Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews Source: Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews
