"It is evident that an acquaintance with natural……" — James Prescott Joule
"It is evident that an acquaintance with natural laws means no less than an acquaintance with the mind of God therein expressed."
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8 Quotes by James Prescott Joule
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The animal frame, though destined to fulfill so many other ends, is as a machine more perfect than the best…
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The most convincing proof of the conversion of heat into living force [vis viva] has been derived from my experiments…
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The earth in its rapid motion round the sun possesses a degree of living force so vast that, if turned…
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Order is manifestly maintained in the universe... governed by the sovereign will of God.
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After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of…
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Believing that the power to destroy belongs to the Creator alone I affirm... that any theory which, when carried out,…
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The height of the pulleys from the ground was twelve yards, and consequently, when the weights had descended through that…
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Early to bed and early to rise is a bad rule for anyone who wishes to become acquainted with our…
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The slightest acquaintance with history shows that powerful republics are the most warlike and unscrupulous of nations.
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Acquaintance. A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to.
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I don't have friends, I have thousands of acquaintances. No friends. I figured I had a wife and children.
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Farewell all relations and friends in Christ; farewell acquaintances and all earthly enjoyments; farewell reading and preaching, praying and believing,…
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