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.
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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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Life is fundamentally about creation and the ability to generate new forms and ideas.
Claude Bernard suggests that the essence of life can be captured in the concept of creation. In his view, what distinguishes biological science is its focus on the processes and mechanisms that give rise to living organisms, emphasizing that life involves innovation and the continuous generation of new forms, whether it's in nature or in human endeavors.
Themes
LifeCreationBiological ScienceInnovationExistence
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about pursuing one's passions.
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The goal of scientific physicians in their own science ... is to reduce the indeterminate. Statistics therefore apply only to cases in which the cause of the facts observed is still indeterminate.
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Theories are like a stairway; by climbing, science widens its horizon more and more, because theories embody and necessarily include proportionately more facts as they advance.
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True science teaches us to doubt and, in ignorance, to refrain.
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Now, a living organism is nothing but a wonderful machine endowed with the most marvellous properties and set going by means of the most complex and delicate mechanism.
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