If I had to define life in a single phrase, I should clearly express my thought of throwing into relief one characteristic which, in my opinion, sharply differentiates biological science. I should say: life is creation.
Man can learn nothing unless he proceeds from the known to the unknown. - Claude Bernard
Man can learn nothing unless he proceeds from the known to the unknown.
- Claude Bernard
All the vital mechanisms, varied as they are, have only one object, that of preserving constant the conditions of life in the internal environment. - Claude Bernard
All the vital mechanisms, varied as they are, have only one object, that of preserving constant the conditions of life in the internal environment.
Particular facts are never scientific; only generalization can establish science. - Claude Bernard
Particular facts are never scientific; only generalization can establish science.
When we meet a fact which contradicts a prevailing theory, we must accept the fact and abandon the theory, even when the theory is supported by great… - Claude Bernard
When we meet a fact which contradicts a prevailing theory, we must accept the fact and abandon the theory, even when the theory is supported by great…
Those who do not know the torment of the unknown cannot have the joy of discovery. - Claude Bernard
Those who do not know the torment of the unknown cannot have the joy of discovery.
Tout est poison, rien n'est poison, tout est une question de dose. Everything is poisonous, nothing is poisonous, it is all a matter of dose. - Claude Bernard
Tout est poison, rien n'est poison, tout est une question de dose. Everything is poisonous, nothing is poisonous, it is all a matter of dose.
Feeling alone guides the mind. - Claude Bernard
Feeling alone guides the mind.
The experimenter who does not know what he is looking for will not understand what he finds. - Claude Bernard
The experimenter who does not know what he is looking for will not understand what he finds.
We achieve more than we know. We know more than we understand. We understand more than we can explain. - Claude Bernard
We achieve more than we know. We know more than we understand. We understand more than we can explain.
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