"At quite uncertain times and places, The atoms left their heavenly path, And by fortuitous embraces, Engendered all that being hath. And though they seem to cling together, And form 'associations' her…"

"The peculiar function of the scientific man is to make discoveries, not to talk about them."

"The value of a scientific theory depends on its power of predicting future events."

"In the very beginning of science, the parsons, who managed things then, Being handy with hammer and chisel, made gods in the likeness o' men; Till Commerce arose and at length some men of exceptional …"

"The present state of science is such that we cannot hope to explain all the phenomena of nature by means of a few simple laws."