Humphry Davy Quote

The men who begin with speculation and end with facts, begin at the wrong end; the firmest materials should be in the foundations; the embellishments should be made after the structure is completed.

In: John Davy, Fragmentary Remains, Literary and Scientific, of Sir Humphry Davy, Chapter III (p. 116)

The men who begin with speculation and end with facts, begin at the wrong end; the firmest materials should be in the foundations; the embellishments ...

The men who begin with speculation and end with facts, begin at the wrong end; the firmest materials should be in the foundations; the embellishments ...

The men who begin with speculation and end with facts, begin at the wrong end; the firmest materials should be in the foundations; the embellishments ...

The men who begin with speculation and end with facts, begin at the wrong end; the firmest materials should be in the foundations; the embellishments ...