Michael Faraday

I am a firm believer in the power of observation and experimentation.

The future of science lies in the hands of the young.

I have no other guide than the truth, and I will follow it wherever it leads.

The more I study, the more I am convinced of the existence of God.

I am content to be a humble laborer in the field of science.

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.

I shall be as patient as I can.

Nothing is too wonderful to be true if it be consistent with the laws of nature.

The lecturer should give the audience full reason to believe that all his powers have been exerted for their pleasure and instruction.

But still try, for who knows what is possible?

I could trust a fact and always cross-examine an assertion.

The secret of my success? I keep my mouth shut.

It is right that we should stand by and act on our principles; but not right to hold them in obstinate blindness.

I have far more confidence in the one man who works mentally and bodily at a matter than in the six who merely talk about it.

All this is a dream. Still, examine it by a few experiments.

There's nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right.

A man who is certain he is right is almost sure to be wrong.

Lectures which really teach will never be popular; lectures which are popular will never really teach.

I can at any moment convert my time into money, but I do not require more of the latter than is sufficient for necessary purposes.

I am no poet, but if you think for yourselves, as I proceed, the facts will form a poem in your minds.