Study Nature for Truth, Not Usefulness
It must be for truth's sake, and not for the sake of its usefulness to humanity, that the scientific man studies Nature. The application of science to the useful arts requires other abilities, other qualities, other tools than his; and therefore I say that the man of science who follows his studies into their practical application is false to his calling. The practical man stands ever ready to take up the work where the scientific man leaves it, and adapt it to the material wants and uses of daily life.
Louis Agassiz, Methods of Study in Natural History (2009-02-10)
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Practical people will take the truth and make something productive of it.
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