James Clerk Maxwell

The only way of discovering the extent of the laws of nature is to try to transcend them.

The true logic of this world is in the calculus of probabilities.

It is an unscientific habit to give names to things before we know what they are.

The velocity of light is a quantity of which we have now a more accurate knowledge than of any other physical constant.

In the present state of science, it would be a rash thing to assert that any one physical constant is absolutely constant.

The only difference between a madman and me is that I am not mad.

I have been trying to think what is the difference between an experiment and an experience.

The greatest discoveries of science have always been the discovery of our ignorance.

The first thing that I always do is to try to understand the problem.

It is a good thing to have a great many ideas, and a great many of them bad.

The true beginning of all knowledge is the discovery of something we do not know.

I am not a great mathematician, but I can do a little.

It is a perfect pleasure to think of anything that is not connected with the examination.

The properties of the ether, if it exists, are certainly very remarkable.

If I am not mistaken, there is a good deal of nonsense in the world.

The mathematical difficulties of the subject are so enormous that it is only by great patience and perseverance that we can hope to overcome them.

The mind of man is like a mirror, which reflects the images of things, but does not always reflect them truly.

The only way to avoid error is to have no ideas at all.

I have no doubt that there are many persons who would be very glad to get rid of the ether.

The greatest discovery ever made was the discovery of ignorance.