George Eliot Quote

The possession of an original theory which has not yet been assailed must certainly sweetens the temper of a man who is not beforehand ill-natured.

Impressions of Theophrastus Such, How We Encourage Research (p. 26), William Blackwood. 1879

The possession of an original theory which has not yet been assailed must certainly sweetens the temper of a man who is not beforehand ill-natured.

The possession of an original theory which has not yet been assailed must certainly sweetens the temper of a man who is not beforehand ill-natured.

The possession of an original theory which has not yet been assailed must certainly sweetens the temper of a man who is not beforehand ill-natured.

The possession of an original theory which has not yet been assailed must certainly sweetens the temper of a man who is not beforehand ill-natured.