James Prescott Joule Quotes

It is evident that an acquaintance with natural laws means no less than an acquaintance with the mind of God therein expressed.

My object has been, first to discover correct principles and then to suggest their practical development.

Order is manifestly maintained in the universe... governed by the sovereign will of God.

After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His attributes of wisdom, power and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork.

The animal frame, though destined to fulfill so many other ends, is as a machine more perfect than the best contrived steam-engine-that is, is capable of more work with the same expenditure of fuel.

Believing that the power to destroy belongs to the Creator alone I affirm... that any theory which, when carried out, demands the annihilation of force, is necessarily erroneous.

After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His attributes of wisdom, power, and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork.