Quote#Truth
The poet is intimate with truth, while the scientist approaches…
Quote byJagadish Chandra Bose · 1858–1937
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: India's Great Scientist, J.C. Bose.
English (original)
The poet is intimate with truth, while the scientist approaches awkwardly. Come someday to my laboratory and see the unequivocable testimony of the crescograph.
— Jagadish Chandra Bose
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