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Humphry Davy Quotes

Humphry Davy quotes

British Scientist December 17, 1778 – May 29, 1829

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Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort. Humphry Davy
Humphry Davy quote: "I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes."
I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes. Humphry Davy
Nothing is so dangerous to the progress of the human mind than to assume that our views of science are ultimate, that there are no mysteries in nature, that our triumphs are complete and that there are no new worlds to conquer. Humphry Davy
Humphry Davy quote: "The art galleries of Paris contain the finest collection of..."
The art galleries of Paris contain the finest collection of frames I ever saw. Humphry Davy
Humphry Davy quote: "Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and..."
Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking. Humphry Davy
Humphry Davy quote: "The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me..."
The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures. Humphry Davy
In the present state of our knowledge, it would be useless to attempt to speculate on the remote cause of the electrical energy... its relation to chemical affinity is, however, sufficiently evident. May it not be identical with it, and an essential property of matter? Humphry Davy
When two elements combine and form more than one compound, the masses of one element that react with a fixed mass of the other are in the ratio of small whole numbers. Humphry Davy

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