Men Love To Wonder And That Is The Seed Of Science

“Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.”

“Philosophy of science is about as useful to scientists as ornithology is to birds.”

“Ideas must work through the brains and arms of men, or they are no better than dreams”

“Those whose acquaintance with scientific research is derived chiefly from its practical results easily develop a completely false notion of the mentality of the men who, surrounded by a skeptical world, have shown the way to kindred spirits scattered wide through the world and through the centuries. Only one who has devoted his life to similar ends can have a vivid realization of what has inspired these men and given them the strength to remain true to their purpose in spite of countless failures. It is cosmic religious feeling that gives a man such strength. A contemporary has said, not unjustly, that in this materialistic age of ours the serious scientific workers are the only profoundly religious people.”

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

“Even in Europe a change has sensibly taken place in the mind of man. Science has liberated the ideas of those who read and reflect, and the American example has kindled feelings of right in the people.”