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Humphry Davy

British Scientist

Born: Dec 17, 1778

Died: May 29, 1829

Cause Great Knowledge Life Property Thinking

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Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort. Humphry Davy

Life Kindness Great Obligations Heart Little Things Made Secure Given Small Sacrifices Smiles Comfort Up Duties Which Little Things Preserve

I have learned more from my mistakes than from my successes. Humphry Davy

Mistakes More Learned Than Successes

The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures. Humphry Davy

Me Failure Important Failures Most Been Discoveries The Most Important Suggested

In the present state of our knowledge, it would be useless to attempt to speculate on the remote cause of the electrical energy... its relation to chemical affinity is, however, sufficiently evident. May it not be identical with it, and an essential property of matter? Humphry Davy

Knowledge Property Cause Matter Energy Relation State Our Evident Would Would-Be Attempt Remote Identical Chemical However Affinity Essential May Electrical Useless Sufficiently Present Speculate

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