--- title: "4 John Joseph Griffin Quotes - Famous Chemist" description: "English chemist and publisher (1802–1877)... | John Joseph Griffin was an English chemist and publisher. Browse 4 John Joseph Griffin quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b099/author-john-joseph-griffin-69498.jpg" --- ![Portrait of John Joseph Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b099/author-john-joseph-griffin-69498.jpg) # John Joseph Griffin (1802–1877) Chemist **4** quotes in **60** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet John Joseph Griffin was a chemist. ## Quick Facts About John Joseph Griffin Born January 22, 1802 Died June 9, 1877 Profession Chemist ## About John Joseph Griffin English chemist and publisher (1802–1877)... \| John Joseph Griffin was an English chemist and publisher. ## Quotes by John Joseph Griffin > [I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. 'Orders of merit,' said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-joseph-griffin/i-appeal-to-the-contemptible-speech-made-lately-by-sir-robert-peel-to/) [John Joseph Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-joseph-griffin/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/john-joseph-griffin-69498_age_i-appeal-to-the-contemptible-speech-made_320660.jpg) > [Imagine a school-boy who has outgrown his clothes. Imagine the repairs made on the vestments where the enlarged frame had burst the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-joseph-griffin/imagine-a-school-boy-who-has-outgrown-his-clothes-imagine-the-repairs/) [John Joseph Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-joseph-griffin/) [Boys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boys/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00f/john-joseph-griffin-69498_boys_imagine-a-school-boy-who-has-outgrown-hi_1923877.png) > [I have been induced to adopt this course by a desire that my readers should be taught to think as well as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-joseph-griffin/i-have-been-induced-to-adopt-this-course-by-a-desire-that-my-readers/) [John Joseph Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-joseph-griffin/) [Acquire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acquire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/896/john-joseph-griffin-69498_acquire_i-have-been-induced-to-adopt-this-course_2624558.png) > [Imagine a school-boy who has outgrown his clothes. Imagine the repairs made on the vestments where the enlarged frame had burst the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-joseph-griffin/imagine-a-school-boy-who-has-outgrown-his-clothes-imagine-the-repairs-2/) [John Joseph Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-joseph-griffin/) [Boys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/boys/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/john-joseph-griffin-69498_boys_imagine-a-school-boy-who-has-outgrown-hi_3079795.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-joseph-griffin/#itemlist", "name": "John Joseph Griffin Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I appeal to the contemptible speech made lately by Sir Robert Peel to an applauding House of Commons. 'Orders of merit,' said he, 'were the proper rewards of the military' (the desolators of the world in all ages). 'Men of science are better left to the applause of their own hearts.' Most learned Legislator! Most liberal cotton-spinner! Was your title the proper reward of military prowess? Pity you hold not the dungeon-keys of an English Inquisition! 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