Tuesday, 26 September 2017

26th September: Ivan Pavlov

10 quotes from Ivan P Pavlov, physiologist, born this date in 1849.

  1. Perfect as the wing of a bird may be, it will never enable the bird to fly if unsupported by the air. Facts are the air of science. Without them a man of science can never rise.
  2. Don't become a mere recorder of facts, but try to penetrate the mystery of their origin.
  3. While you are experimenting, do not remain content with the surface of things.
  4. It is not accidental that all phenomena of human life are dominated by the search for daily bread - the oldest link connecting all living things, man included, with the surrounding nature.
  5. It is clear to all that the animal organism is a highly complex system consisting of an almost infinite series of parts connected both with one another and, as a total complex, with the surrounding world, with which it is in a state of equilibrium.
  6. Never think that you already know all. However highly you are appraised, always have the courage to say to yourself-I am ignorant.
  7. Be passionate in your work and in your searching.
  8. Men are apt to be much more influenced by words than by the actual facts of the surrounding reality
  9. Learn the ABC of science before you try to ascend to its summit.
  10. Learn, compare, collect the facts!

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