Science Does Not Permit Exceptions.

Il Ne Fallait Jamais Faire Des Expériences Pour Confirmer Ses Idées, Mais Simplement Pour Les Contrôler. We Must Never Make Experiments To Confirm Our Ideas, But Simply To Control Them.

Science Rejects The Indeterminate.

It Is Impossible To Devise An Experiment Without A Preconceived Idea; Devising An Experiment, We Said, Is Putting A Question; We Never Conceive A Question Without An Idea Which Invites An Answer. I Consider It, Therefore, An Absolute Principle That Experiments Must Always Be Devised In View Of A Preconceived Idea, No Matter If The Idea Be Not Very Clear Nor Very Well Defined.

A Discovery Is Generally An Unforeseen Relation Not Included In Theory.

The Stability Of The Internal Medium Is A Primary Condition For The Freedom And Independence Of Certain Living Bodies In Relation To The Environment Surrounding Them.