William Crookes Quote

Which was first, Matter or Force? If we think on this question, we shall find that we are unable to conceive of matter without force, or force without matter. When God created the elements of which the earth is composed, He created certain wondrous forces, which are set free and become evident when matter acts on matter.

In the Preface of Michael Faraday's On the various forces of nature and their relations to each other (1894)

Course of six lectures on the various forces of matter, and their relations to each other [microform]