But I Must Confess I Am Jealous

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 Dally Life.

Water Is To Me, I Confess, A Phenomenon Which Continually Awakens New Feelings Of Wonder As Often As I View It.

Speculations? I Have None. I Am Resting On Certainties.

Why, Sir, There Is Every Probability That You Will Soon Be Able To Tax It! Said To William Gladstone, The Chancellor Of The Exchequer, When He Asked About The Practical Worth Of Electricity.

Tyndall, ... I Must Remain Plain Michael Faraday To The Last; And Let Me Now Tell You, That If Accepted The Honour Which The Royal Society Desires To Confer Upon Me, I Would Not Answer For The Integrity Of My Intellect For A Single Year.