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Louis Agassiz
Swiss
Scientist
About the author
Every scientific truth goes through three states: first, people say it conflicts with the Bible; next, they say it has been discovered before; lastly, they say they always believed it.
Louis Agassiz,
Swiss
Scientist
#People
#Bible
#First
#Truth
Facts are stupid until brought into connection with some general law.
Louis Agassiz,
Swiss
Scientist
#Law
#Facts
#Connection
I cannot afford to waste my time making money.
Louis Agassiz,
Swiss
Scientist
#Time
#Money
#Waste
Study nature, not books.
Louis Agassiz,
Swiss
Scientist
#Study
#Books
#Nature
The glacier was God's great plough set at work ages ago to grind, furrow, and knead over, as it were, the surface of the earth.
Louis Agassiz,
Swiss
Scientist
#God
#Work
#Earth
The study of Nature is intercourse with the Highest Mind. You should never trifle with Nature.
Louis Agassiz,
Swiss
Scientist
#Study
#Mind
#Nature
#Trifle