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“The more I know, the more nearly is my faith that of the Breton peasant. Could I but know all I would have the faith of a Breton peasant woman.”

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Louis Pasteur

Louis Pasteur was a French chemist and microbiologist, known as the father of microbiology. He made significant contributions to the fields of fermentation, vaccination, and bacteriology, most notably with the invention of the pasteurization process. Pasteur's research had a profound impact on modern medicine and biology. more

“Virulence appears in a new light which cannot but be alarming to humanity; unless nature, in her evolution down the ages (an evolution which, as we now know, has been going on for millions, nay, hundreds of millions of years), has finally exhausted all the possibilities of producing virulent or contagious diseases - which does not seem very likely.”

Knows Years Doe Has Beens Light Seems Age Humanity Millions Possibility Evolution Disease Exhausted Contagious

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“These are the living springs of great thoughts and great actions. Everything grows clear in the reflections from the Infinite.”

Action Grows Clear Spring Reflection Infinite

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“Posterity will one day laugh at the sublime foolishness of the modern materialistic philosophy. The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. I pray while I am engaged at my work in the laboratory.”

Philosophy Laughing Study Modern Praying One Day Creator Engaged Amazed Foolishness Sublime Posterity I Pray Laboratory Materialistic

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“The Greeks bequeathed to us one of the most beautiful words in our language--the word 'enthusiasm'--en theos--a god within. The grandeur of human actions is measured by the inspiration from which they spring. Happy is he who bears a god within, and who obeys it.”

Humans Inspiration Action Beautiful Language Bears Spring Enthusiasm Greek Grandeur Human Actions Beautiful Words

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“Science brings men nearer to God.”

Men God And Science Science God

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“Blessed is he who carries within himself a God, an ideal, and who obeys it: ideal of art, ideal of science, ideal of the gospel virtues, therein lie the springs of great thoughts and great actions; they all reflect light from the Infinite.”

Art Light Action Lying Virtue Spring Ideals Infinite Blessed Carrie

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“Do not put forward anything that you cannot prove by experimentation.”

Prove Experimentation

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“But still try, for who knows what is possible?”

Knows Trying Stills Electromagnetism

Book:The Life and Letters of Faraday

Source: The Life and Letters of Faraday

“In place of practising wholesome self-abnegation, we ever make the wish the father to the thought: we receive as friendly that which agrees with, we resist with dislike that which opposes us; whereas the very reverse is required by every dictate of common sense.”

Self Father Wish Common Agree Common Sense Friendly Dislike Reverse Abnegation

Book:Experimental researches in Chemistry and Physics ... Reprinted from the Philosophical Transactions of 1821-1857; the Journal of the Royal Institution ... and other publications

Source: Experimental researches in Chemistry and Physics ... Reprinted from the Philosophical Transactions of 1821-1857; the Journal of the Royal Institution ... and other publications

“There is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of natural philosophy than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle”

Philosophy Natural Study Doors Candle Considering Natural Philosophy

Book:The Chemical History of a Candle

Source: The Chemical History of a Candle

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