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)

Humphry Davy Quotes

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 ...