I have far more confidence in the one man who works mentally and bodily at a matter than in the six who merely talk about it.
Interpretation
Action and effort are more valuable than mere words and discussions.
This quote by Michael Faraday emphasizes the importance of action over talk. It suggests that those who invest their time and effort into working towards a goal, both mentally and physically, are far more reliable and impactful than those who only discuss ideas without taking steps to bring them to fruition.
In practice
In a team meeting, when discussing project strategies, this quote can motivate members to take action rather than just brainstorming.
I think chemistry is being frittered away by the hairsplitting of the organic chemists; we have new compounds discovered, which scarcely differ from the known ones and when discovered are valueless-very illustrations perhaps of their refinements in analysis, but very little aiding the progress of true science.
I am no poet, but if you think for yourselves, as I proceed, the facts will form a poem in your minds.
It is on record that when a young aspirant asked Faraday the secret of his success as a scientific investigator, he replied, 'The secret is comprised in three words- Work, Finish, Publish.'
When I consider the multitude of associated forces which are diffused through nature - when I think of that calm balancing of their energies which enables those most powerful in themselves, most destructive to the world's creatures and economy, to dwell associated together and be made subservient to the wants of creation, I rise from the contemplation more than ever impressed with the wisdom, the beneficence, and grandeur, beyond our language to express, of the Great Disposer of us all.
Water is to me, I confess, a phenomenon which continually awakens new feelings of wonder as often as I view it.
It is right that we should stand by and act on our principles; but not right to hold them in obstinate blindness, or retain them when proved to be erroneous.
This is for writers yet to be published who think the uphill climb will never end. Keep believing. This is also for published writers grown jaded by the process. Remember how lucky you are.
Don't use your words to describe the situation. Use your words to change the situation.
I think everybody's trying to get to a place in themselves where they conquer what they was afraid of; they achieve some of their life goals, kept their word about what they were trying to do.
Take what you can do and use it for the highest good to benefit others.
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
You cannot have a positive life and a negative mind.
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