The test of the accuracy and completeness of a description is, not that it may assist, but that it cannot mislead.


A Partial Revision of Anatomical Nomenclature, Science, March 29, 1881 (p. 123)

Burt Green Wilder Quotes

The test of the accuracy and completeness of a description is, not that it may assist, but that it cannot mislead.

The test of the accuracy and completeness of a description is, not that it may assist, but that it cannot mislead.

The test of the accuracy and completeness of a description is, not that it may assist, but that it cannot mislead.

The test of the accuracy and completeness of a description is, not that it may assist, but that it cannot mislead.