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great but mind." Philosophy has a right to a voice in the 

 world of science, and upon no theme more rightful than in 

 relation to him who is its earthly temple. 



The right position of the layman in the sphere of science 

 is to patiently work and wait. Only a portion of his life is 

 devoted to investigation, and while it engenders a spirit of 

 detachment it should also produce a profound sense of shy 

 level-headedness. The professional world is engaged in a 

 severe conflict ; and it is not for us less favoured in experience 

 to sneer at its failures and laugh at its frequent ephemeral 

 successes. 



Truth has been often gained by means of countless 

 blunders, success by repeated failures; but I doubt if such a 

 thing as failure, in a good and honest cause, can be said to 

 exist at ail. It is for every man, according to his means and 

 opportunities, to keep in the great work of discovering nature's 

 secrets, in adapting human requirements and shaping human 

 aspirations to the great and beneficent end of d. strenuous and 

 noble career. 



