The true measure of a man is what he would do if he knew he would never be caught. — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
The atheistic idea is so nonsensical that I do not see how I can put it in words. — Lord Kelvin Atheistic Copy Share Image
I have no satisfaction in formulas unless I feel their numerical magnitude. — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
There is nothing in science which teaches the origin of anything at all. — Lord Kelvin Inspirational Copy Share Image
[Of the ether] it is no greater mystery at all events than the shoemakers' wax. — Lord Kelvin Events Copy Share Image
Symmetrical equations are good in their place, but ' vector ' is a useless survival, or offshoot from quaternions, and has never… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
I believe that the more thoroughly science is studied, the further does it take us from anything comparable to atheism. — Lord Kelvin Atheism Copy Share Image
Vortices of pure energy can exist and, if my theories are right, can compose the bodily form of an intelligent species. — Lord Kelvin Energy Copy Share Image
Ether is the only substance we are confident of in dynamics. One thing we are sure of and that is the reality… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
The vortex theory [of the atom] is only a dream. Itself unproven, it can prove nothing, and any speculations founded upon it… — Lord Kelvin Atoms Copy Share Image
The more thoroughly I conduct scientific research, the more I believe that science excludes atheism. — Lord Kelvin Atheism Copy Share Image
There cannot be a greater mistake than that of looking superciliously upon practical applications of science. The life and soul of science… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
Simplification of modes of proof is not merely an indication of advance in our knowledge of a subject, but is also the… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
Nothing can be more fatal to progress than a too confident reliance on mathematical symbols; for the student is only too apt… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
Accurate and minute measurement seems to the non-scientific imagination, a less lofty and dignified work than looking for something new. But nearly… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
The only census of the senses, so far as I am aware, that ever before made them more than five, was the… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
I have not the smallest molecule of faith in aerial navigation other than ballooning, or of the expectation of good results from… — Lord Kelvin Aviation Copy Share Image
I have not had a moment's peace or happiness in respect to electromagnetic theory since November 28, 1846. All this time I… — Lord Kelvin Abstention Copy Share Image
We all confidently believe that there are at present, and have been from time immemorial, many worlds of life besides our own.… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
Let nobody be afraid of true freedom of thought. Let us be free in thought and criticism; but, with freedom, we are… — Lord Kelvin Bounds Copy Share Image
Suppose that you could mark the molecules in a glass of water; then pour the contents of the glass into the ocean… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
Scientific wealth tends to accumulate according to the law of compound interest. Every addition to knowledge of the properties of matter supplies… — Lord Kelvin Accumulation Copy Share Image
“ Oersted would never have made his great discovery of the action of galvanic currents on magnets had he stopped in his… — Lord Kelvin Natural philosophy Copy Share Image
Christianity without the cross is nothing. The cross was the fitting close of a life of rejection, scorn and defeat. But in… — Lord Kelvin Age Copy Share Image
It is conceivable that animal life might have the attribute of using the heat of surrounding matter, at its natural temperature, as… — Lord Kelvin Animal Copy Share Image
The life and soul of science is its practical application, and just as the great advances in mathematics have been made through… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
In physical science a first essential step in the direction of learning any subject is to find principles of numerical reckoning and… — Lord Kelvin Copy Share Image
When you cannot measure, your knowledge is meager and unsatisfactory. — Lord Kelvin Knowledge Copy Share Image
The atheistic idea is so nonsensical that I cannot put it into words. — Lord Kelvin Atheistic Copy Share Image
When you are face to face with a difficulty, you are up against a discovery. — Lord Kelvin Adversity Copy Share Image
![“[Of the ether] it is no greater mystery at all events than the shoemakers' wax.” quote by Lord Kelvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/lord-kelvin-10819_events_of-the-ether-it-is-no-greater-mystery-at_2051482.png)
![“The vortex theory [of the atom] is only a dream. Itself unproven, it can prove nothing, and any speculations founded upon it are mere dreams about dreams.” quote by Lord Kelvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3f/lord-kelvin-10819_atoms_the-vortex-theory-of-the-atom-is-only-a_1682540.png)
![“We all confidently believe that there are at present, and have been from time immemorial, many worlds of life besides our own. . . . [This] may seem wild, and visionary; all I maintain is that it is not unscientific.” quote by Lord Kelvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/653/lord-kelvin-10819_believe_we-all-confidently-believe-that-there-ar_2458795.png)
