“The well-known fact that the form of a specific substance, e.g. water, and hence its properties can alter without a change in composition was disposed of by the formal view that a physical, not a chemical, process was involved.” WellsFactsFormProcessWaterViewsKnownInvolvedPropertySubstanceChemicalsCompositionFormalWell Known Author:Wilhelm Ostwald
“The worldly wisdom of the foolish man Is like a sieve, that does alone retain The grosser substance of the worthless bran: But thou, my soul, let thy brave thoughts disdain So coarse a purchase: O be thou a fan To purge the chaff, and keep the winnow'd grain: Make clean thy thoughts, and dress thy mixt desires: Thou art Heav'n's tasker, and thy God requires The purest of thy flow'r, as well as of thy fires.” MenWellsDoeArtSoulDesireFireFansFlowDressesBraveCleanFoolishMy SoulSubstanceGrainWorldlyWorthlessDisdainCoarseFoolish ManWorldly Wisdom Book:The Poetical Works of Richard Crashaw and Quarles' Emblems Source: The Poetical Works of Richard Crashaw and Quarles' Emblems