Edward Forbes Quote

Beneath the waves there are many dominions yet to be visited, and kingdoms to be discovered; and he who venturously brings up from the abyss enough of their inhabitants to display the physiognomy of the country, will taste that cup of delight, the sweetness of whose draught those only who have made a discovery know.

The Natural History of the European Seas, Chapter I (p. 11), John Van Voorst. 1859