Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book:  Cajal , Swanson , Swanson (2004-04-01), Advice for a Young Investigator, The MIT Press, Retrieved on 2012-01-30
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    30 JAN 2012

     Heroes VS Scholars

    Heroes and scholars represent the opposite extremes... The scholar struggles for the benefit of all humanity, sometimes to reduce physical effort, sometimes to reduce pain, and sometimes to postpone death, or at least render it more bearable. In contrast, the patriot sacrifices a rather substantial part of humanity for the sake of his own prestige. His statue is always erected on a pedestal of ruins and corpses... In contrast, all humanity crowns a scholar, love forms the pedestal of his stat...
    Folksonomies: humanism glory
    Folksonomies: humanism glory
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    Scholars work for humanity, heroes work for themselves.

    30 JAN 2012

     Take a Break to Find a Solution

    If a solution fails to appear ... and yet we feel success is just around the corner, try resting for a while. ... Like the early morning frost, this intellectual refreshment withers the parasitic and nasty vegetation that smothers the good seed. Bursting forth at last is the flower of truth.
    Folksonomies: investigation working
    Folksonomies: investigation working
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    When dealing with a complicated issue and you feel you are on the verge of a breakthrough, take a break and the solution will come to you.

    30 JAN 2012

     Discovery is the Greatest Possible Reward in Life

    The indescribable pleasure—which pales the rest of life's joys—is abundant compensation for the investigator who endures the painful and persevering analytical work that precedes the appearance of the new truth, like the pain of childbirth. It is true to say that nothing for the scientific scholar is comparable to the things that he has discovered. Indeed, it would be difficult to find an investigator willing to exchange the paternity of a scientific conquest for all the gold on earth. An...
    Folksonomies: wonder discovery
    Folksonomies: wonder discovery
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    Any scientist who would trade it for all the gold in the world is working in the wrong profession.

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