The raw material of observation is not rare like gold or diamonds, but near to us as sunshine and rain-drops.


The Study of Animal Life (2nd Edition), Part I, Chapter I (p. 1)


The raw material of observation is not rare like gold or diamonds, but near to us as sunshine and rain-drops.

The raw material of observation is not rare like gold or diamonds, but near to us as sunshine and rain-drops.

The raw material of observation is not rare like gold or diamonds, but near to us as sunshine and rain-drops.

The raw material of observation is not rare like gold or diamonds, but near to us as sunshine and rain-drops.