I cannot conceive curved lines of force without the conditions of a physical existence in that intermediate space.

I think chemistry is being frittered away by the hairsplitting of the organic chemists; we have new compounds discovered, which scarcely differ from the known ones and when discovered are valueless-very illustrations perhaps of their refinements in analysis, but very little aiding the progress of true science.

I have taken your advice and the names used are anode cathode anions cations and ions the last I shall have but little occasion for. I had some hot objections made to them here and found myself very much in the condition of the man with his son and Ass who tried to please every body.

Why will people go astray when they have this blessed Book to guide them?

Who would not have been laughed at if he had said in 1800 that metals could be extracted from their ores by electricity or that portraits could be drawn by chemistry.

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

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