Michael Faraday
Discovered electromagnetic induction and electrolysis laws
Most quoted
"The world little knows how many of the thoughts and theories which have passed through the mind of a scientific investigator have been crushed in silence and secrecy by his own severe criticism and negative examination; that in the most seemingly arrogant, the most regular and self-sustained investigator, the most patient and laborious inquirer, there is often a feeling of powerlessness and despair."
— from On the Various Forces of Nature, 1849
"I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low for thee. Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me have all things, let me have nothing. I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal."
— from Personal prayer/meditation
"I will simply express my strong belief, that that point of self-education which consists in teaching the mind to resist its desires and inclinations, until they are proved to be right, is the most important of all, not only in things of natural philosophy, but in every department of daily life."
— from Lecture on Mental Education, 1854
All quotes by Michael Faraday (646)
I have always tried to be a good friend to those who are in need.
The pursuit of truth is a journey that is full of challenges and rewards.
I have always tried to be a good witness to the truth.
The more we learn, the more we realize how much there is to learn.
I have always tried to be a good example of what it means to be a scientist.
The pursuit of knowledge is a noble and worthy goal.
I have always tried to be a good steward of the gifts that God has given me.
The beauty of nature is a constant reminder of the greatness of God.
I have always tried to be a good husband to my wife, Sarah.
The pursuit of truth is a journey that is full of wonder and discovery.
The important thing is to know how to take a hint, to make use of a hint, and to be able to make a hint to others.
I have been accustomed to stand by my experiments, and to judge by them.
The lecturer should be a living man, and not a mere machine.
The world little knows how many of the thoughts and theories which have passed through the mind of a scientific investigator, have been crushed in silence and secrecy by his own severe criticism and rigid examination.
There is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of natural philosophy than by considering the phenomena of a candle.
I am no poet, but if you think for a moment of the wonders of the world, you will find that there is more poetry in science than in any other pursuit.
The beauty of electricity or of any other force is not that it is a force, but that it is a force which can be made to do work.
The highest reward of a man's toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it.
Work. Finish. Publish.
The human mind is never satisfied with the knowledge it possesses.
Contemporaries of Michael Faraday
Other Physicss born within 50 years of Michael Faraday (1791–1867).