“The finest imagination in the world could not have conceived of a better idea than the philosophers' stone to inspire the minds and faculties of men. Without it, chemistry would not be what it is today. In order to discover that no such thing as the philosopher's stone existed, it was necessary to ransack and analyze every substance known on earth. And in precisely this lay its miraculous influence.” MenWorldMindIdeasTodayEarthOrderImaginationKnownInfluenceInspireStonesLaysPhilosopherSubstanceFacultyChemistryFinestMiraculous Author:Justus von Liebig
“Without an acquaintance with chemistry, the statesman must remain a stranger to the true vital interests of the state, to the means of its organic development and improvement; ... The highest economic or material interests of a country, the increased and more profitable production of food for man and animals, ... are most closely linked with the advancement and diffusion of the natural sciences, especially of chemistry.” MenMeanCountryStatesScienceInterestNaturalAnimalKnowledgeEconomicMaterialsDevelopmentHighestEconomicsAccountsProductionsStrangerImprovementChemistryAgricultureLinkedAcquaintanceAdvancementProfitableStatesmenNatural ScienceDiffusion Book:Familiar Letters on Chemistry, in its relation to Physiology, Dietetics, Agriculture, Commerce and Political Economy: Edited by John Blyth Source: Familiar Letters on Chemistry, in its relation to Physiology, Dietetics, Agriculture, Commerce and Political Economy: Edited by John Blyth
“What struck me most in England was the perception that only those works which have a practical tendency awake attention and command respect, while the purely scientific, which possess far greater merit are almost unknown. And yet the latter are the proper source from which the others flow. Practice alone can never lead to the discovery of a truth or a principle. In Germany it is quite the contrary. Here in the eyes of scientific men no value, or at least but a trifling one, is placed upon the practical results. The enrichment of science is alone considered worthy attention.” MenEyeScienceValuesResultsAttentionPrinciplesPracticeGreaterSourcePerceptionDiscoveryFlowAccountsEnglandWorthyContraryPracticalsCommandTendenciesMeritAwakeGermanyLatterTriflingEnrichment Author:Justus von Liebig
