Jane Wilde Quote

Every eye can detect the grains of gold, but it is only the philosopher can prove to us how much dross the ore contains.


Notes on Men, Women, and Books (1891)


Every eye can detect the grains of gold, but it is only the philosopher can prove to us how much dross the ore contains.

Every eye can detect the grains of gold, but it is only the philosopher can prove to us how much dross the ore contains.

Every eye can detect the grains of gold, but it is only the philosopher can prove to us how much dross the ore contains.

Every eye can detect the grains of gold, but it is only the philosopher can prove to us how much dross the ore contains.