Oersted would never have made his great discovery of the action of galvanic currents on magnets had he stopped in his researches to consider in what manner they could possibly be turned to practical account; and so we would not now be able to boast of the wonders done by the electric telegraphs. Indeed, no great law in Natural Philosophy has ever been discovered for its practical implications, but the instances are innumerable of investigations apparently quite useless in this narrow sense of the word which have led to the most valuable results.
William ThomsonTags: science value research hans-christian-Ørsted oersted Ørsted
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
ConfuciusI will place no value on anything I have or may possess except in relation to the kingdom of Christ.
David LivingstoneValue is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing.
Barbara KingsolverTags: value
On a group of theories one can found a school; but on a group of values one can found a culture.
Ignazio SiloneThe cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
Henry David ThoreauTags: life time value cost price
Of two hearts one is always warm and one is always cold: the cold heart is more precious than diamonds: the warm heart has no value and is thrown away.
Graham GreeneDie Dinge haben nur den Wert, den man ihnen verleiht.
MolièreTags: value
The whole value of solitude depends upon oneself; it may be a sanctuary or a prison, a haven of repose or a place of punishment, a heaven or a hell, as we ourselves make it.
John LubbockTags: motivational science inspirational solitude heaven prison hell punishment self-determination personality value repose haven sanctuary
When a tender affection has been storing itself in us through many of our years, the idea that we could accept any exchange for it seems to be a cheapening of our lives. And we can set a watch over our affections and our constancy as we can over other treasures.
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