In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.


Caxtoniana: A Series of Essays on Life, Literature, and Manners, Hints on Mental Culture (p. 110), W. Blackwood & Sons. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1863

Robert Bulwer-Lytton Quotes

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern.