Facts about Joseph Priestley

Occup.Scientist
FromEngland
BornMarch 13, 1733
DiedFebruary 6, 1804
Aged70 years

Summary

Joseph Priestley was a famous Scientist from England, who lived between March 13, 1733 and February 6, 1804. He/she became 70 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac pisces, who is known for Fluctuation, Depth, Imagination, Reactive, Indecisive. Our collection contains 9 quotes who is written / told by Joseph.

9 Famous quotes by Joseph Priestley

Small: Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves
"Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves"
Small: As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight th
"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"
Small: It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting
"It is no use speaking in soft, gentle tones if everyone else is shouting"
Small: Could we have entered into the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, and have traced all the steps by which he prod
"Could we have entered into the mind of Sir Isaac Newton, and have traced all the steps by which he produced his great works, we might see nothing very extraordinary in the process"
Small: What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt
"What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others"
Small: Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will con
"Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever"
Small: Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of ideas, and theref
"Will is nothing more than a particular case of the general doctrine of association of ideas, and therefore a perfectly mechanical thing"
Small: We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in color and fire, but of cour
"We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in color and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types"
Small: The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate
"The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate"