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“In other words, when they are not simply empty formulas they become formal expressions of the mechanism of understanding used during the process of research.”
― Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Advice for a Young Investigator

“Great men are at times geniuses, occasionally children, and always incomplete. Even when the work of a genius is subjected to critical analysis and no errors are found, it is important to realize that everything he has discovered in a particular field is almost nothing in comparison with what remains to be discovered. Nature offers inexhaustible wealth to all. There is certainly no reason to envy our predecessors, or to exclaim with Alexander following the victories of Philip, "My father is going to leave me nothing to conquer!”
― Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Advice for a Young Investigator

“Even in the most exact sciences there are always some laws that are maintained exclusively through the force of authority. To demonstrate their inaccuracy with new research is always an excellent way to begin genuine scientific work.”
― Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Advice for a Young Investigator

“It is fair to say that, in general, no problems have been exhausted; instead, men have been exhausted by the problems. Soil that appears impoverished to one researcher reveals its fertility to another.”
― Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Advice for a Young Investigator