The true business of the philosopher, though not flattering to his vanity, is merely to ascertain, arrange and condense the facts.


'Dissertation Fifth: Exhibiting a General View of the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science, chiefly during the Eighteenth Century', Encyclopedia Britannica, 7th edn. (1842)

John Leslie Quotes

The true business of the philosopher, though not flattering to his vanity, is merely to ascertain, arrange and condense the facts.

The true business of the philosopher, though not flattering to his vanity, is merely to ascertain, arrange and condense the facts.

The true business of the philosopher, though not flattering to his vanity, is merely to ascertain, arrange and condense the facts.

The true business of the philosopher, though not flattering to his vanity, is merely to ascertain, arrange and condense the facts.