The first steps towards an appreciation of animal life must be taken by the student himself, for no book-lore can take the place of actual observation. The student must wash the quartz and dig for the diamonds, though a book may help him to find these, and thereafter to fashion them into a treasure.


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

John Arthur Thomson Quotes

The first steps towards an appreciation of animal life must be taken by the student himself, for no book-lore can take the place of actual...

The first steps towards an appreciation of animal life must be taken by the student himself, for no book-lore can take the place of actual...

The first steps towards an appreciation of animal life must be taken by the student himself, for no book-lore can take the place of actual...

The first steps towards an appreciation of animal life must be taken by the student himself, for no book-lore can take the place of actual...