M. Waldman Quotes

“but these philosophers, whose hands seem only made to dabble in dirt, and their eyes to pore over the microscope or crucible, have indeed performed miracles. They penetrate into the recesses of nature and show how she works in her hiding-places.”

“They have acquired new and almost unlimited powers; they can command the thunders of heaven, mimic the earthquake, and even mock the invisible world with its own shadows.”

“Men of genius, however erroneously directed, scarcely ever fail in ultimately turning to the solid advantage of mankind.”