# The True Scientist Never Loses the Faculty of Amazement It Is the Essence of His Being by Hans Selye > "The true scientist never loses the faculty of amazement. It is the essence of his being." > **— Hans Selye**, *1950, Scientific reflections* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Scientific reflections, 1950. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [Scientific reflections](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hans_Selye) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Collection:** [[collections/MARS|MARS]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Nature|Nature]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The true scientist never loses the faculty of amazement. It is the essence of his being." — Hans Selye, 1950, Scientific reflections https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-hans-selye-true-scientist-never-loses-faculty ```