Lewis Thomas Quote

If an idea cannot move on its own, pushing it doesn't help; best to let it lie there.


A Long Line of Cells Collected Essays (ed. 1990)


If an idea cannot move on its own, pushing it doesn't help; best to let it lie there.

If an idea cannot move on its own, pushing it doesn't help; best to let it lie there.

If an idea cannot move on its own, pushing it doesn't help; best to let it lie there.

If an idea cannot move on its own, pushing it doesn't help; best to let it lie there.