Who said "The pursuit of knowledge is the highest calling."?

This quote is attributed to Ernest Rutherford.

The pursuit of knowledge is the highest calling. - Ernest Rutherford

"The pursuit of knowledge is the highest calling."

Ernest Rutherford Knowledge

Nuclear Physicist New Zealand-British 1871–1937

"All science is either physics or stamp collecting."

"The only possible universe capable of containing the chef is an improbable one."

"We ought to do away with the absolute force of mathematical demonstrations."

"If your experiment needs statistics, you ought to do a better experiment."

"We're not just after treasure. We're preserving history."

"The mind is humanity's greatest tool."

"A tidy room reflects a tidy mind."

"You can learn a lot about a person by how they keep their space."