Chemistry : general, medical, and pharmaceutical including the chemistry of the British pharmacopœia / by John Attfield.

  • Attfield, John, 1835-1911.
Date:
1869
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Chemistry : general, medical, and pharmaceutical including the chemistry of the British pharmacopœia / by John Attfield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    But the greatest error of all is, mistaking the ultimate end of knowledge; for some men covet knowledge out of a natural curiosity and inquisitive temper; some to enter- tain the mind with variety and delight; some for ornament and reputation; some for victory and contention; many for lucre and a livelihood; and but few for employing the Divine gift of reason to the use and benefit of mankind. Thus some appear to seek in knowledge a couch for a searching spirit; others, a walk for a wandering mind; oftiers, a tower of state; others, a fort, or commanding ground; and others, a shop for profit or sale, instead of a storehouse for the glory of the Creator and the endowment of human life. —Lord Bacon.