Science is probably unfavorable to the growth of literature because it does not throw man back upon himself and concentrate him as the old belief did; it takes him away from himself, away from human relations and emotions, and leads him on and on.


Indoor Studies, Science and Literature (p. 58)

John Burroughs Quotes

Science is probably unfavorable to the growth of literature because it does not throw man back upon himself and concentrate him as the old belief...

Science is probably unfavorable to the growth of literature because it does not throw man back upon himself and concentrate him as the old belief...

Science is probably unfavorable to the growth of literature because it does not throw man back upon himself and concentrate him as the old belief...

Science is probably unfavorable to the growth of literature because it does not throw man back upon himself and concentrate him as the old belief...