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The passionate controversies of one era are viewed as sterile preoccupations by another, for knowledge alters what we seek as well as what we find.

A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.

Human curiosity, the urge to know, is a powerful force and is perhaps the best secret weapon of all in the struggle to unravel the workings of the natural world.

The man who interprets Nature is always held in great honor.

It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.

The principal axiom in their theory was: Everything can be proved, and everything can be disproved; and in the process, one must profit as much from the folly of others, and from his own superiority, as he can.

The establishment of a law, moreover, does not take place when the first thought of it takes form, or even when its significance is recognised, but only when it has been confirmed by the results of the experiment.

Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty.

The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.

There is no darkness but ignorance.