An example of an analogy used to explain an idea about science,
"Thus, it is necessary to trust at least partly in chance, which can be encouraged by repeated series of trials that must be guided by intuition and as deep and accurate a knowledge as possible of the latest reagents and techniques emerging from chemistry and industry….chance smiles not on those who want it, but rather those who deserve it… In science as in the lottery, luck favours he who wagers the most – that is, by another analogy, the one who is tilling constantly the ground in his garden."
Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1999). Advice for a Young Investigator. The MIT Press. (Translation of 4th Spanish Edition, 1916)
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