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In Scientific Work, Those Who Refuse To Go Beyond Fact Rarely Get As Far As Fact.

All Truth, In The Long Run, Is Only Common Sense Clarified.

In The World Of Letters, Learning And Knowledge Are One, And Books Are The Source Of Both; Whereas In Science, As In Life, Learning And Knowledge Are Distinct, And The Study Of Things, And Not Of Books, Is The Source Of The Latter.

There Is Nothing Of Permanent Value (putting Aside A Few Human Affections) Nothing That Satisfies Quiet Reflection--except The Sense Of Having Worked According To One's Capacity And Light To Make Things Clear And Get Rid Of Cant And Shams Of All Sorts.

There Is The Greatest Practical Benefit In Making A Few Failures Early In Life.