Investigation

Archimedes Mathematician, Physicist, Engineer

"Archimedes to Eratosthenes greeting. ... certain things first became clear to me by a mechanical method, although they had to be demonstrated by geometry afterwards because their investigation by the said method did not furnish an actual demonstration. But it is of course easier, when we have previously acquired by the method, some knowledge of the questions, to supply the proof than it is to find it without any previous knowledge."

Benjamin Franklin Inventor, Statesman, Author

"The height of foolishness is to discard an opportunity without full investigation"

Ramana Maharshi Spiritual Teacher

"If you make the thief the policeman there will be lots of investigation but no arrests will ever be made."

Edmund Burke Philosopher, Politician

"For my part, I am convinced that the method of teaching which approaches most nearly to the method of investigation is incomparably the best; since, not content with serving up a few barren and lifeless truths, it leads to the stock on which they grew."