Humphry Davy
Discovered multiple elements via electrolysis
Quotes by Humphry Davy
The torch of science is now brightly lighted, and it will never be extinguished.
The true chemical philosopher sees good in all the diversified forms of the external world.
The most wonderful thing in nature is the mind of man contemplating nature.
The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward nature.
The first step in the study of chemistry is to become acquainted with the simple substances.
The pleasure of discovery is certainly the greatest of all pleasures.
The elements are the letters, and the compounds are the words, of the language of nature.
The science of chemistry is yet in its infancy.
The future is the property of the philosopher; the present is the property of the man of the world.
The atmosphere is the great laboratory of nature, in which the most important and mysterious operations are carried on.
The only true method of discovering the properties of bodies is by experiment.
The universe is a thought of the Almighty.
The man who is fond of complaining, will always find something to complain of.
The art of reasoning is the art of arranging facts so as to draw just conclusions from them.
The great secret of education is to direct vanity to proper objects.
The love of glory is the most powerful passion of the human mind.
The most sublime speculations of the philosopher are often nothing more than the dreams of a poet.
The progress of the human mind is slow, but it is sure.
The true aim of the chemical philosopher is to ascertain the causes of the phenomena of nature.
The knowledge of the composition of bodies is the foundation of all chemical science.