Michael Faraday

Nothing is too wonderful to be true, if it be consistent with the laws of nature; and in such things as these, experiment is the best test of consistency.

The important thing is to know how to take a hint, to seize upon the suggestion, however small, and to extract its full value.

I am no poet, but if you think for a moment of the energy that is in a single drop of water, you will see a poetry in it.

The philosopher should be a man willing to listen to every suggestion, but determined to judge for himself.

I have in fact been a very lucky fellow; I have often said that I should be a very miserable creature if I could not feel that I was doing something for the good of other people.

Work, finish, publish.

The greatest error is to believe that one knows everything.

I am busy just now again on the old subject of light and experiment, and hope to have some new views to bring out.

The history of science is his library.

All this is but a dream, but I hope to make it a reality.

I have always tried to make my lectures as clear and simple as possible, so that they may be understood by all.

Magnetic curves are lines of force; they are not only lines of force but lines of action.

The more we know of the laws of nature, the more we are led to believe in the wisdom, intelligence, and design of God.

I am a very happy man, and have a good wife, and am very well content.

The human mind is a wonderful thing, and it is capable of doing wonders.

I have been working for some time on the subject of electricity and magnetism, and I think I have made some discoveries.

The book of nature is written in the language of mathematics.

I have lived to see the day when electricity is no longer a toy, but a powerful agent in the service of mankind.

The world is full of things that are wonderful, but we only see them when we are looking for them.

The very best way to learn is to do.